Experience of Sexual Harassment at Work by Female Employees in a Nigerian Work Environment

Bibliographic Data

ID5221432
AuthorsNoah Yusuf (University of Ilorin), Yusuf Noah (University of Ilorin, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume30
Issue3
Pages179-186
Publication date2010-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2010.11906287
OpenAlexW3139143585
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited2

Among the prominent issues bothering the work experience of female employees is that of sexual harassment at work. This paper is an empirical study on this issue. The study seeks to uncover perceived experience of sexual harassment among female employees in a Nigerian work setting. Questionnaire was the main research instrument adopted to gather important data for the study. It found that majority of the respondents have experienced sexual harassment of one kind or the other usually from their male superiors. Socio-cultural factors dictated their varying responses ranging from concealment due to fear of shame to ignorance of channel of legal redress. Suggestions are made towards improving enlightenment campaign to female workers on their rights to legal redress if they were sexually harassed by their male boss, the formation of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) to protect rights of female workers and the active involvement of trade unions in efforts meant to reduce the incidence of sexual harassment at the workplace

Empirical research · Enlightenment · Harassment · Ignorance · Political science · Public relations · Redress · Shame · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying

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