SEXUAL HARASSMENT

ABUSE OF SEXUAL FUN

·         Sexual Harassment is largely a form of gender discrimination based on Sex and use of harm to acquire sexual fun through force and harming the other emotionally

    For explicitly and clearer explanation of the term sexual harassment, it is pertinent to begin this write up  my making a critical examination of the concept  reference to Oxford Advanced learners dictionary which explains it as comments about sex physical contact etc that a person finds annoying and offensive 

   Sexual harassment constitutes of forced sexual activity, sexual advances, statements about sexual favors and other verbal and physical nature that interferes with someone’s life and ability to function actively. It is possible that the offenders can be completely unaware that their actions are offensive. They  may not even have sexual intentions toward the victim.

   In truth, victims of sexual harassment, unlike rape victims who know when they are raped, often do not understand what they are experiencing they are often blamed for this reason they do not talk about it

EFFECTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Most victims experience psychological effects when they are harassed and this leads to low performance at work and school. Also the victim could fall sick as a result of depressive thoughts, the psychological effect are;READ MORE

o        BLAME: The victim’s relatives, friends and well wisher’s blame him/her for whatever that happened.

§         FEAR: The victim becomes afraid of being ridiculed and discriminated against by people at work or school.

§         CONFUSION: The victim begins to feel confused and 

Doesn’t know how to describe what has been happening.

§         GUILT: When the victim’s is being blamed for what has happened he/she begins to feel guilty for what has happened.

 

  OTHER EFFECTS INCLUDE

§         Anxiety and Panic. 

§         Depression.

§         Defamation of Character and Reputation.

§         Shame, guilt and self blame.

·         Difficulty in concentration.

o        Fatigue and loss of motivation.

§         Sleeplessness (which often leads to persistent Headache and High blood pressure).

§         Loss of confidences and self esteem

§         Loss of trust on people,

§         Feeling betrayed violated.

 "There is no illness without a remedy or a way of managing it."

CONCULSION

This is unlike the olden days ,when sexual harassment was seen as a taboo or abomination; and anyone caught in the act would be given a severe punishment and ridiculed, thou this new world of ours is a global world when such victims give in to such sexual demands and are encouraged.

         The act "SEXUAL HARASSMENT"

is an unwanted  and unwelcome behavior that infringes on ones social and integral life. This problem should be combated and abolished immediately before is gets out of hand.......Ugoh Kingsley Kelechi