Social‐sexual Behaviours at Work

Experiences of Managerial and Professional Women

Bibliographic Data

ID19448182
AuthorsRonald J Burke, Carol A Mckeen
Year1992
Volume7
Issue3
Publication date1992-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWomen in Management Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0964-9425 • E-ISSN: 1758-7182
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/09649429210011354
OpenAlexW1984199589
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Reports on a study which examined the incidence, antecedents and consequences of social‐sexual behaviours at work. These include any non‐work related behaviour having a sexual component, such as harassment, flirting, posters and pin‐ups, and sexual jokes. Data were collected from 267 Canadian managerial and professional women using questionnaires completed anonymously. Women experiencing more harassing and non‐harassing social‐sexual behaviours at work were less satisfied and less committed to their organizations and reported poorer emotional wellbeing. Few demographic characteristics were related to social‐sexual behaviours experienced. Work environment characteristics, however, were more strongly related to experienced social‐sexual behaviours at work. Managerial and professional women reported experiencing harassing and non‐harassing social‐sexual behaviours with the same frequency as working women in general

Flirting · Harassment · Political science · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying · Social Work

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