Abstract
Many working women will experience sexual harassment at some point in their careers. While some report this harassment, many leave their jobs to escape the harassing environment. This mixed-methods study examines whether sexual harassment and subsequent career disruption affect women’s careers. Using in-depth interviews and longitudinal survey data from the Youth Development Study, we examine the effect of sexual harassment for women in the early career. We find that sexual harassment increases financial stress, largely by precipitating job change, and can significantly alter women’s career attainment.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 333-358 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Gender and Society |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017, © 2017 by The Author(s).
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- attainment
- gender
- sexual harassment
- work
- young adulthood
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