Impacts of Sexual Harassment

Forty percent of women still report being sexually harassed at work! Wow. Even after the #metoo movement! And now the Epstein Files. It’s hard to stomach. The impacts of sexual harassment are real! Women who are sexually harassed at work report higher anxiety and stress as well as depression. They face more career disruptions because they either choose to leave a workplace where they are experiencing sexual harassment or they are terminated after reporting sexual harassment. The stress leads to physical health deterioration. They have lower job satisfaction - meaning they do not get the joy and purpose from a job where they are also being sexually harassed. And even if you are not the one being sexually harassed, if you see it, you are afraid it will happen to you. And if men witness it they are more likely to engage in it because they can see it is tolerated.

Sexual harassment at work is also bad for the workplace because trust is eroded, productivity is down, and employees do not want to show up for work. At Nelson Schaffer, we take sexual harassment seriously and believe employers must be held accountable in order for it to stop. And those who have been sexually harassed must have supporting and strong attorneys who believe them and will fight for them. This is a critical step in eliminating - or at least decreasing - sexual harassment at work.