Sunday, February 20, 2011

Sexual Harassment Experiences

More than the half of the population is the victim of sexual harassment. In today’s Era there has been an increase in sexual harassment then before, there was a time of 90’s when the rate of harassment was around 5 to 10 percent, but with time it has increased immensely as it’s being experienced by many people, be it men, women, kids or homosexuals.

There was a time when kids didn't even know the details of sex, but now each and every kid has created this desire to have sex, and media can be rightly blamed for this. In schools, colleges and universities Sexual Harassment has become very common, which includes, poking , calling names in cheesy way, flirting, touching mates and getting intimate with them. And it happens in classes, studios, school vans, assembly lines and in canteen.

Male and female students both have equal role in Sexual Harassment. Mostly Girls complain that boys purposely bump into them and especially in crowded areas boys cleverly reach to them by squeezing their breasts and bottom, and grab their tummy or hold them hardly to move them aside. They also verbally harass each other and pass sexual comments to each other. Boys complain that girls purposely wear short and tight clothes to seek boy’s attention and manipulate them with their beauty, and they allow themselves to be close with boys and then they put all the blame on boys.

In offices it has been hard for employers to maintain their reputation and secure their jobs because of sexual Harassment. It happens in many ways such as Coworkers pass comments to their female colleagues and they keep sharing sexual jokes with each other. A Boss may force his female employees to sleep with him in order to get promoted or to secure their jobs. A manager is often seen flirting with his secretary and so on and so forth. With time the image of secretaries is changed, she is always portrayed as hot and sexy in order to appeal their boss.

Even in public places or in supermarkets women are victimized of sexual harassment and mostly the charges are claimed by women that they are being harassed, for example a shop keeper tries to touch the hands while dealing with cash, like wise in a shoe store a employee tries to touch their customers feet and keep asking them to try more of them. Sometimes in buses women are also harassed as men pass undesirable looks at them and expose their private parts and this also happens in parks and restaurants. Moreover not only females but little boys and girls also become victim of sexual harassment in public places.

A proper Law should be made against Sexual Harassment as it has been an environmental problem for all kind of people so that victims can raise their voice against this hideous act fearlessly and strict action should be taken against such people who commit such shameful acts. Apart from this, women should be cautious of their dressing and appearance when going out and parents should take care of their kids in public places. Most importantly, raise your voice and retaliate when such things happen with you instead of ignoring it as this is the only way of eradicating this evil from society.

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