What is included in the concept of harassment?
Harassment is not only an inclination to have sexual intercourse, but also much more. For example, this concept includes any insult on the basis of sex, indecent jokes and statements in your address.
These are invitations to spend time in an intimate atmosphere, if you did not give cause for such invitations and clearly expressed their unwillingness to follow them. Phone calls, emails and oral invitations are all harassment.
If your salary, premium, increase depends on whether you go on sexual intercourse with the person on whom it depends, this is the harassment. In addition, if you are required to dress more frankly, and your work is not related to showing your charms - this is also a form of sexual discrimination.
The most common types of harassment are touches, hugs and kisses, when you clearly expressed your discontent with such behavior. Harassment can be considered ambiguous compliments, indecent hints, even signs with your hands. Everything that offends you, everything related to a sexual topic, everything that has real attempts to get close to you is a harassment.
How to fight?
Of course, it's impossible to work in a situation where your career depends on someone's whims. But should you change jobs or have the right to fight? Now the answer is unequivocal - we must fight. For example, you should write a complaint to the top management of the company or express your claims verbally. Sometimes this alone is enough to
all persecution ceased.
Secondly, it's important to adequately assess your behavior and appearance. Do you really not give reason to think that you are ready for something more than just a working relationship? Are you provoking your colleagues and superiors? If you are sure that there is nothing like this, proceed further.
Try to talk to your abuser. Calmly inform him that such behavior is inappropriate, that if the harassment does not stop, you will be forced to sue. If this does not work, ask for help from the police or the court, you must and have the right to defend your honor and the right to work under normal conditions.
Try to record all cases of sexual discrimination that have occurred. It can be letters, conversations, phone calls. Sometimes there is an opportunity to preserve this evidence, for example, record a phone or personal conversation. This can be an argument in your favor if it comes to court. In addition, try to get witnesses to these harassment and attract them to your side. They will be able to confirm that you were a victim.
In the event that you decide to contact a psychologist, keep all the bills. Then you can demand not only moral compensation, but also compensation for material costs. In addition, the psychologist will be able to confirm the presence of the problem and the costs of its elimination.
For many, the fact of sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious obstacle in career growth. This is humiliating, it affects the psychological state and interferes with work. Everyone has the right to struggle to have a free choice in his personal life. Still recently in our country there were no ways to solve similar problems officially, but now the judicial practice shows that such proceedings increasingly lead to punishment of the guilty. Therefore, everyone has a chance to solve the problem once and for all.