Sexual Harassment in Virtual Workplaces

Sexual Harassment in Virtual Workplaces is a collection of eight vignettes set in India that describe various sexual harassment incidents perpetrated by supervisors, colleagues, and clients at virtual workplaces involving video calls, social media groups, and online chats. The harassment occurred both as one incident and as a series of incidents and consisted of behaviours such as requesting video meetings, comments about appearance, sharing pictures without permission, verbal put-downs, offensive comments, and sexual propositions, all of which led to adverse impacts on their targets.

This case is intended for use in undergraduate- and graduate-level courses on diversity management, organizational behaviour, or human resource management. It is also suitable for an induction program for students, or employees at work or in management development programs, executive modules, and workshops.<br><br>After working through the vignettes and assignment questions, students will be able to:<ul><li>Understand the prevalence of sexual harassment incidents despite sexual harassment prevention and prohibition policies.</li><li>Recognize the commonality of the target of sexual harassment responding passively by denying the harassment or trying to avoid the harasser.</li><li>Understand how targets who voice complaints may be silenced by third-party actors like human resources representatives and colleagues at work.</li><li>Analyze why responses to perceived sexual harassment may vary according to the vulnerabilities of the targets.</li><li>Appreciate the role of observers in handling virtual sexual harassment at work.</li><li>Understand the importance of managing sexual harassment to foster fairness, equity, and inclusion.</li><li>Develop potential solutions for tackling sexual harassment in virtual spaces associated with work like video calls, social media, and chat apps.</li><li>

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