The Costs of Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is highly disruptive and unpleasant for all parties involved, and it is also very costly in many ways. Everyone in the work group feels its negative effects, and the immediate parties involved may suffer severe losses, including:
- Financial losses,
- Loss of physical health,
- Loss of emotional well being,
- Loss of time and productivity,
- Job and career loss.
Adapted from "Sexual Harassment: Myths and Realities," by the American Psychological Association; Washington, DC.