Sexual harassment is a
form of bullying. The perpetrator sees the victim as a powerless object to
control for ego fulfillment rather than as an individual entitled to power and
autonomy. For workplace sexual harassment the courts and the EEOC have set
specific guidelines for addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. However,
when a person preys on another individual the victim is placed in a position of
lower-power, and the stress of possibly compromising values and beliefs
becomes a trigger to start the grieving process over personal identity loss. Grief affects decision-making, and the victim
may become vulnerable to accepting the unwanted advances, which makes
litigation of the bully act almost impossible.
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