Background knowledge: Misconceptions about sexual harassment

by tanguan on 2007-08-08 17:25:05

According to the general statistics, most victims are women, but in fact men are also subject to sexual harassment, yet the numbers are generally low, which may be based on the following reasons: men's definition of sexual harassment has a narrower scope than that of women. That is to say, most men have a higher tolerance when it comes to defining what constitutes sexual harassment, or they simply don't care as much. For example, being patted on the back, women are much more sensitive to this kind of behavior than men; if sexually harassed by women, most men are reluctant to tell others; their self-esteem makes them unwilling to talk about it with others because being sexually harassed by women indicates their weakness, and also shows their vulnerable and powerless side.