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Workplace Harassment and Coping Strategies among Women Employees

Author(s) Dr. Shweta Katti
Country India
Abstract Workplace harassment is a pervasive global problem that disproportionately affects women employees and undermines their health, dignity, and careers. Recent meta-analyses estimate that around one in four women worldwide experience workplace sexual violence, with even higher prevalence in some regions. Harassment ranges from overt sexual coercion and unwanted touching to subtle gender-based hostility, bullying and psychological abuse. Women frequently underreport incidents due to fear of retaliation, victim-blaming, organisational inaction and structural power imbalances. This paper synthesises sociological and psychological research on workplace harassment against women and examines the coping strategies they adopt, including avoidance, silence, seeking social support, confronting perpetrators, formal reporting, and resilience-based approaches. It argues that coping is not merely an individual psychological process but deeply shaped by organisational climate, legal frameworks, gender norms and intersectional inequalities. The paper concludes that while individual coping can mitigate harm, sustainable change requires organisational and policy interventions that prevent harassment, protect complainants, and redistribute power in the workplace.
Keywords workplace harassment; sexual harassment; women employees; coping strategies; organisational climate; gender-based violence
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-11-26
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.61768
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbdr7m
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