63% of lgbtq+ employees report harassment related to their gender identity or sexual orientation Lgbtq+ workers face unique challenges in maintaining workplace safety. According to a survey by the equal employment opportunity commission (eeoc), approximately 25 to 85 percent of women reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment at work. Research has found that most sexual harassment does not get reported One report found that 70% of employees experiencing it did not even report it to their employer and 85% of victims never took legal action. Sexual harassment happens a lot in different jobs
The most common place for it is in the accommodation and food services sector, making up 14% of all harassment cases 2. Sexual harassment refers to both unwelcome sexual advances, or other visual, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature and actions that create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment based on an employee’s sex.
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