Final answer:
The question addresses the nature and reporting of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment entails unwelcome sexual behavior impacting work, which is often underreported. Many organizations have policies and trainings to combat harassment. O most women who are sexually harassed will choose to report it.
Step-by-step explanation:
Regarding the question about sexual harassment, the following information can be referenced to guide our comprehensive answer. Sexual harassment is defined by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that negatively impacts an individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
It is inaccurate to assert that the number of sexual harassment complaints filed with the EEOC is on decline without specific statistical data to back the claim. Likewise, a statement asserting a decline in complaints with clear merit would require data for accuracy. Additionally, it's incorrect to suggest that most women who are sexually harassed report it, as studies and reports often indicate underreporting due to various reasons, such as fear of retaliation or the belief that their claims won't be taken seriously. Therefore, it would be inaccurate to claim that companies are doing a worse job of preventing harassment merely by assuming people understand what it constitutes. In fact, many organizations have developed and enforce sexual harassment policies and conduct training to prevent such behavior in the workplace.
One well-recognized negative aspect of organizational culture is a culture of harassment, including sexual harassment. Most organizations of any size have developed sexual harassment policies that define sexual harassment (or harassment in general) and the procedures the organization has set in place to prevent and address it when it does occur. The attack on the EEOC was particularly troubling as the gap between wealthy and poor women expanded even faster than the general gulf between the rich and the poor. A handful of prominent women made headlines as corporate executives, and the number of women in the professions doubled and then doubled again between the 1960s and the 1980s.