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Sexual harassment does not exist: it was invented by female employees to get control of their workplace

Contents:

I. Arguments.

II. The facts.

III. The debate.

IV. “Why it’s polemical?”

V. Vocabulary.

VI. Examples of sexual harassment.

A. Russia.

B. The large US trials.

VII. Questions.

VIII. Factual questions.

IX. Bibliography.

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I. Arguments:

● Sexual harassment is used by women to be respected at their workplaces: -Fear, pressure. -Sense of power, domination. -Mutual consent to have sex with a boss for getting a promotion.

● Women can pretext that there was sexual harassment, because man doesn’t succumb to her advances.

● Men become victims because of positive discrimination. What’s more, woman’s dress can sometimes, added to their behavior, lead men into error.

● If it took place outside the workplace, women do not take as sexual harassment.

● Sexual harassment frequently suffered by woman and denied by the author.

● Although women are increasingly guilty, they are the ones who suffer most from sexual or moral harassment.

● A lot of psychological consequences: anxiety, depression, humiliation, helplessness, confusion, embarrassment, fear, intimidation, hopelessness, self-blame, stress, anger, loss of self-esteem, shame, suicidal thoughts, poor concentration, insecurity, isolation, feeling of marginality.

● If they refuse the advances of their boss, the price to pay for women is very high : unfair evaluations, bad references, a professional record altered, the refusal of employment opportunities, promotion or training, the obligation to leave his employment, dismissal, loss of income, sick leave may then happen, a long-term disability, worries about the future, financial insecurity, difficulties or an inability to find another job because of lack of confidence ...

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II. The Facts:

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