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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nNext the researchers explored the incidence of harassment in the workplace. Sixty-three percent of women reported having been harassed, with 33% experiencing it more than once. A woman\u2019s age, the supervisor\u2019s gender, whether the woman filled a blue-collar or a white-collar role, and whether she was married had no bearing on the likelihood that she had been harassed. Just 20% of women who had been harassed reported the episode; among those who didn\u2019t, the chief deterrents were fear of negative consequences and apprehension that they would be labeled troublemakers. Five percent of men admitted to having harassed a colleague, and another 20% said that \u201cmaybe\u201d they had done so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The researchers have several recommendations for organizations looking to reduce harassment, a number of which involve prevention training. Their study shows that traditional sexual harassment training has little effect, perhaps because much of it focuses on helping employees understand what constitutes harassment, and the data shows they already do. Instead, the researchers say, companies should implement training that educates employees about sexism and character. Their data shows that employees who display high levels of sexism are more likely to engage in negative behaviors, and they believe training can reduce those levels. Their data also shows that people of high character\u2014those who display virtues such as courage\u2014are less likely to harass and more likely to intervene when others do. \u201cThough character building in organizations is on the cutting edge and consultants are just learning how to do this, there are training resources available,\u201d the researchers write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This article highlights that initiatives that are made to benefit women can have major negative effects on them. In the case of #<\/em>MeToo<\/em> many men feel that it is better to protect themselves from potential allegations than making sure women get a fair chance. It continues to show that institutionalized sexisume continues to negatively impact women even when they are trying to make the world safer for themselve<\/em>s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n