Sexual harassment at work: issues and answers for health care administrators

Sexual harassment is not new to the health care industry. What is new is that recent media attention has heightened awareness that sexual harassment is illegal. This fact, coupled with the substantial liability that employers may incur if they fail to control sexual harassment, mandates the need for...

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Published inHospital & health services administration Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 167 - 180
Main Authors Robinson, R K, Franklin, G M, Fink, R L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1993
Subjects
Female
Health administration
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Liability, Legal
Male
Organizational Policy
Personnel Management - legislation & jurisprudence
Personnel Management - methods
Planning Techniques
Power (Psychology)
Private Sector
Sex Factors
Sexual Harassment - legislation & jurisprudence
Sexual Harassment - prevention & control
Sexual Harassment - psychology
United States
Women, Working - legislation & jurisprudence
Women, Working - psychology
Workplace
United States
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Summary:Sexual harassment is not new to the health care industry. What is new is that recent media attention has heightened awareness that sexual harassment is illegal. This fact, coupled with the substantial liability that employers may incur if they fail to control sexual harassment, mandates the need for outlining the major issues relative to sexual harassment in today's health care setting. This article gives particular emphasis to the fact that sexual harassment can be prevented by taking a proactive stance.
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ISSN:8750-3735