“The fewer women in the workforce, the higher the risk of sexual pretensions from men” — this conventional wisdom was challenged by sociologists from the Ohio State University (USA).
“The fewer women in the workforce, the higher the risk of sexual pretensions from men” — this conventional wisdom was challenged by sociologists from the Ohio State University (USA). Scientists «infiltrated» as employees in the teams of 110 companies ranging from 30 to 5000 people. They observed the communication of colleagues and recorded facts of sexual harassment (whether it was simple “protection” or direct coercion)*. It turned out that women are more likely to be sexually harassed if there are approximately equal numbers of men and women in the team. Randy Hodson, lead researcher, explains this by saying that in a sexually balanced team, there are more opportunities for regular and varied contacts between employees of opposite sexes, as opposed to a predominantly female (male) team. It also turned out that the higher the position occupied by a woman, the greater the risk of sexual persecution she is exposed to: apparently, men accustomed to dominance cannot put up with such a position. or indirectly) to the performance of official duties or creates a hostile environment in the team. Harassment is a major stressor, cause of disability, headaches and other health problems.