Sexual Abuse in the Workplace and Domestic Violence

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Introduction

Despite the existence of stringent laws regarding sexual violence in the workplace , it remains a silent epidemic . Sexual harassment in the work place has been cited as leading factor for the high turnover of female employees in most industries . Sexual violence in the workplace comes in form of sexism , sex discrimination , and sexual harassment . Statistics reveal that about 42 to 90 percent of female employees will experience a

form of sexual abuse in their entire working life . With most women occupying the lower organizational cadre compared to men , sexual favors are often used as a way of retaining them in employment and as a ladder to move up the organization cadre . Sexual harassment does not only happen in the work place but it also happen in our domestic setting Recent research shows that more than one third of women in the United States have experienced a form of domestic violence in their entire life . Sex abuse is one of the rampant forms of domestic violence coming second to the physical abuse and battering

In the work place , sexual abuse is rampant in almost all industries However , some industries like the restaurant industry have experienced a higher form of sexual abuse due to the nature of the industry and other factors like the level of payment for the workers . Sexual violence is a rampant problem at home and...