Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Its Effects on Society

        Have you or someone you know ever experienced sexual harassment? In the world we live in today sexual harassment isn't taken very seriously. Sexual harassment has been a huge issue for all genders around the world. According to Npr "It found that 81 percent of women and 43 percent of men had experienced some form of sexual harassment during their lifetime." As a result of sexual harassment, women tend to experience it more the men. Although, women experiencing it more doesn't matter, everyone is equal to one another. Even though sexual assault awareness is not discussed heavily in society, if great enough efforts to prevent it are made, communities will begin to come together as one to prevent sexual harassment with programs. 

                                               This image is from Gao showing a woman being harassed at work. 

        Generally, people want to feel comfortable at a workplace that they attend to almost every day. However, many people tend to experience sexual harassment more while being at work. A way that sexual harassment can be prevented is by providing programs. These programs can help bring people who have been through any type of sexual discrimination together as a community. This will help educate everybody, even outsiders who haven't experienced sexual harassment about what it is exactly. Everfi states "Unfortunately, sexual harassment at work has been an issue for decades despite a simultaneous corporate focus on providing training and implementing policies about harassment." Employees must get taught about sexual harassment for the protection of others. All men and women should want to be in a protective environment. 

         Sexual harassment has caused so much suffering in people's lives. It caused people to stress and develop mental health issues. Nih states "Sexual harassment has been theorized as a stressor with consequences for the physical and mental health of its targets." Mental health is usually developed in these types of situations when a person is afraid to speak up, this can lead to a long-lasting sadness. The reason why some people are afraid to speak up is because sexual harassment isn't something that is talked about quite frequently. However, it should be talked about daily. There should be conversations going on all around the world about sexual harassment and the effects it has on society. People should want to be educated so that it can be prevented in the future. How would you feel if you were put in a place to ever go through sexual harassment?

        It's no secret that sexual harassment isn't an issue that is pressed in today's society, and more likely than not disregarded. People believe that when individuals are sexually harassed, they wanted to engage in some way.While we can all agree that sexual harassment isn't something that someone should lie about. However, assumption isn't a way to help people speak up either. By not educating the world on how serious something can be, the world may never learn the importance and will continue to take sexual harassment as a joke. 

       This is an image from Standard Asl showing a woman with someone's hand over her mouth. On their hand, some words may                                                                              indicate what a victim of sexual harassment might feel.

        Overall, sexual harassment has many effects on society today. There are hundreds of ways to prevent it and hundreds of ways to let it be known that it is something serious. Help people feel comfortable enough to share what they have been through. As an employee, college student, or anybody for that matter bring awareness and show the world. You're not alone. If you or someone you know have been through any sexual discrimination, let the people around you know. SPEAK UP!          



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