Sexual harassment in a voluntary organization

Abstract

Aims to present a recent unpublished report on sexual harassment within an organization comprising both paid staff and voluntary workers. This report is one of the first of its kind, and explores the extent and effects of sexual harassment within the Citizens’ Advice Bureaux (CABs). Posters were displayed in 45 CABs in Yorkshire and Humberside requesting information on incidents of harassment. Twenty‐five replies were received, all respondents were women and incidences involved over a third of CABs in the area. The results indicate that employment status is not predictive of who will harass, or who will become a victim of harassment, in a voluntary organization. These findings raise several important issues in terms of explanations of sexual harassment, legal implications for volunteers, and effective organizational action.

Citation

Fielden, S.L. (1996), "Sexual harassment in a voluntary organization", Women in Management Review, Vol. 11 No. 6, pp. 18-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649429610127947