RT Article
T1 An Exploratory Investigation Into Women's Experience of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
JF Violence against women
VO 29
IS 9
SP 1853
OP 1873
A1 Spiliopoulou, Ashleigh
A2 Witcomb, Gemma L.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1850867151
AB The recent surge in online movements challenging the culture of silence surrounding sexual harassment has created new spaces for women to share their stories. This research employed a qualitative, exploratory design to study 199 comments on a public online community forum: “What's The Wildest Thing That Happened To You As A Working Woman?”. Inductive thematic analysis was performed on the data which resulted in three overarching themes: “a harassment endemic,” “the (im)balance of power,” and “it's in the culture”. Sexual harassment was centered as a normal part of women's workplace experience, as was lack of affirmative action from employers which increased the severity of experiences. Organizations must commit to challenging the structures and individuals that perpetuate unsafe working conditions for women.
K1 Online
K1 Thematic Analysis
K1 Gender
K1 Harassment
DO 10.1177/10778012221114921