ABSTRACT
In recent years there has been an increase in the amount of attention given to sexually coercive behavior in the workplace, its origins, and the implications for relations between men and women working together. Part of the problem lies in early socialization patterns in the educational system, which emphasize socially constructed differences in men and women and offer distorted views of sexuality and sexual norms. Stereotypical gender socialization sets up interactive patterns between men and women that are conducive to date rape and sexual harassment. Furthermore, males and females often define sexual encounters differently and thus view sexual harassment in the workplace in the context of gendered expectations. The consequences for perpetrators and victims of sexual harassment are discussed, and the implications for interactive patterns between men and women in the workplace are addressed.
