Sexual Harassment against Women in the Workplace: An Exploratory Study in the Banking Sector in Saudi Arabia

Waheed A. Alhindi; Nawal A. Alshehri

Article Details

Sexual Harassment against Women in the Workplace: An Exploratory Study in the Banking Sector in Saudi Arabia

Authors:

Waheed A. Alhindi | Nawal A. Alshehri

Publisher:

Kuwait University

Journal:

Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences Vol.22 Issue 3, pp.389-424

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001943666

pISSN:

2957-3521

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Abstract:

 This study aimed to identify the current status of sexual harassment in the workplace in the banking sector by identifying: (1) the forms and causes of it in mixed work environment, (2) the procedures women should follow in case she was harassed, (3) the impact of the sexual harassment on women, and (4) the actions taken by the organization's administration against the harasser when receiving harassment report. The descriptive analytical method was used by designing a questionnaire distributed to a sample of (206) women working in the banking sector. The findings include the following: (88.8%) of the sample agreed that the silence of woman who had been harassed was the main reason that would make them target of harasser; (91.2%) of the sample agreed that repelling the harasser immediately was the behavior that would be taken by women if they happened to be in such a case; and (69.9%) of the sample agreed that feeling down and depressed was the most prominent effect of the harassment. The study also reported a lack of clarity about the procedures followed by the administration in the case of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Article Details

Sexual Harassment against Women in the Workplace: An Exploratory Study in the Banking Sector in Saudi Arabia

Authors:

Waheed A. Alhindi | Nawal A. Alshehri

Publisher:

Kuwait University

Journal:

Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences Vol.22 Issue 3, pp.389-424

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001943666

pISSN:

2957-3521

Sexual harassment of working women

obstacles to women's work

Issues

Article Details

Sexual Harassment against Women in the Workplace: An Exploratory Study in the Banking Sector in Saudi Arabia

Authors: Waheed A. Alhindi | Nawal A. Alshehri

Publisher: Kuwait University

Journal: Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences Vol.22 Issue 3, pp.389-424

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2015

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001943666

pISSN: 2957-3521

Sexual harassment of working women

obstacles to women's work

Issues

Authors:

Waheed A. Alhindi | Nawal A. Alshehri

Publisher:

Kuwait University

Journal:

Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences Vol.22 Issue 3, pp.389-424

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001943666

pISSN:

2957-3521