Sexual Harassment is an extremely serious offence that people experience everyday. These experiences can happen in the workplace, at school, on the street or even in your own home. Sexual harassment can be defined as unwanted sexual advances, comments or behaviour from anyone.
This blog will explore sexual harassment in many different formats and seek to explore the options that victims or witnesses have in reporting such behaviour. This blog will also focus on the notion that sexual harassment looks much different than it once did. Technology is allowing sexual harassment to be taken home with you. Inappropriate text messages, comments on social media or phone calls are now all described as forms of sexual harassment. With all of these negative aspects of technology surrounding sexual harassment there are also positives. There are now many ways victims can seek help, talk about their problems or report the issues that they are having. Online forums, apps and workshops are all tools that can be used to help deter the negative effects that sexual assault can have on victims.
This blog also touches on the notions of sexual harassment in the media and how different portrayals can have different effects on society. Media can be effective in educating people and putting the focus on important aspects of this subject. But some media can also be a detriment to the way people perceive the seriousness of sexual harassment. By associating jokes and humour with sexual harassment it negates the seriousness of the offence and can then give people the wrong ideas about sexual harassment.
This blog provides links and information on ways to handle sexual harassment, report a problem and find out exactly what you have been going through and what you can do about it. Although technology can allow for harassers to harass without even being in that person’s presence, it also allows people to find the necessary help they need to get their life back on track.
This blog will explore sexual harassment in many different formats and seek to explore the options that victims or witnesses have in reporting such behaviour. This blog will also focus on the notion that sexual harassment looks much different than it once did. Technology is allowing sexual harassment to be taken home with you. Inappropriate text messages, comments on social media or phone calls are now all described as forms of sexual harassment. With all of these negative aspects of technology surrounding sexual harassment there are also positives. There are now many ways victims can seek help, talk about their problems or report the issues that they are having. Online forums, apps and workshops are all tools that can be used to help deter the negative effects that sexual assault can have on victims.
This blog also touches on the notions of sexual harassment in the media and how different portrayals can have different effects on society. Media can be effective in educating people and putting the focus on important aspects of this subject. But some media can also be a detriment to the way people perceive the seriousness of sexual harassment. By associating jokes and humour with sexual harassment it negates the seriousness of the offence and can then give people the wrong ideas about sexual harassment.
This blog provides links and information on ways to handle sexual harassment, report a problem and find out exactly what you have been going through and what you can do about it. Although technology can allow for harassers to harass without even being in that person’s presence, it also allows people to find the necessary help they need to get their life back on track.