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Article

27 Nov 2017

Author:
The Atlantic (USA)

Researchers identify three factors that make companies more prone to sexual harassment

"The 3 Things That Make Organizations More Prone to Sexual Harassment", 27 Nov 2017

...Amazon seems to be typical of the sort of organization that researchers have found to be particularly prone to sexual harassment and abuse: male dominated, super hierarchical, and forgiving when it comes to bad behavior.

...[H]aving more women employees, particularly in leadership roles, can reduce the incidence of harassment..

...[H]ierarchy seems to increase the odds of harassment occurring...In contexts with greater hierarchy, higher-ups may be more inclined to behave badly, while at the same time subordinates are less able to push back.

...The third factor, and the single biggest predictor of sexual harassment on the job, is how permissive an organization is of this conduct...Quintessential examples of these kinds of permissive environments are companies like Uber and Fox News. 

...What determines whether or not a company is tolerant of sexual harassment?...When leaders take sexual harassment seriously, it’s less likely to occur.