Citation

Gayathri AN. J. Nurs. Care 2016; 5(4): 1-4.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, The author(s), Publisher OMICS Publishing Group)

DOI

10.4172/2167-1168.1000335

PMID

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Abstract

Sexual harassment speaks more to power relationships and victimization than it does to sex itself. It is improper use of power to extort sexual gratification and consists of misperception or misunderstanding of a person's intentions. It refers a power relationship, male over female that is exploitative. "It results from a misuse of power not from sexual attraction" as it reflects disparity in power between the perpetrator and the victim, which more often than not, mirrors the power differentials between men and women in society (ILO 2005). Sexual Harassment is embedded in the socio-economic and political context of power relations. It is produced within class, caste and patriarchal social relations in which male power dominates. Actually sexual harassment is all about power play and sexual politics.

OBJECTIVES: 1. To know the nature of Sexual harassment 2. To discuss preventive measures to reduce the sexual harassment Methodology: The study was undertaken collecting information from secondary sources. Many journals, magazines and research articles have been consulted to prepare the paper.

Language: en