Embedding Safer Workplace Free Of Sexual Harassment Into Your Organization’s DNA

Sexual harassment is a displayed behaviour, but when does the act begin to harass and why many people are unable to understand that it is harassing, some choose to ignore the victim’s resistance, some have an air of defiance around them considering themselves supreme and that they are entitled, or do not know how to handle lack of consent, why the culture of silence? Why are such behaviours, often unconscious, be part of ‘Normal’? Understanding this ‘behaviour’ as ‘normal’ in society is important to deal with this issue. None of us operate in isolation, we are part of a society, which has a culture, that have norms, beliefs and traditions. Sexual harassment is a social issue routed in culture the society develops. It shapes behaviours and the concept of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ is germinated in this ecosystem. This book explores the elements of culture in relation to Sexual Harassment to address the complex relationship between them, providing insights to employers to build safer workplace free of sexual harassment