Who are Targets of Sexual Harassment?
The workplace can be a dynamic world of energetic and productive people with aspirations to help themselves, and to add to the success of the company. It takes all types of people to make up a company. Unfortunately some of those people wind up in the targets of those who lack respect for their co-workers.
Overly Agreeable People
People who seem to agree with everyone and every element of a discussion can sometimes be targeted as people who want to please everyone. These types of people may not stand up for their own ideas and can go with the flow. Aggressors may look at these types of people as targets for sexual harassment because these targets may put up with harassment without being able to stop it.
New Employees
New employees can sometimes be seen as targets of sexual harassment because they don’t quite know the routine of the office yet. Aggressors can sometimes act like helping hands who are actually looking for targets.
Younger Employees
Younger employees and those inexperienced can be easier for an older person to manipulate. Aggressors might agree to take younger employees on as mentors, while actually looking for a chance at sexual harassment.
People Who Are Financially Struggling
There is an old school of thought that says that you should never let your co-workers know when you are having financial problems. There are many reasons for this school of thought, and generally it is a good idea to keep your personal finances private when at work. Sexual harassment aggressors sometimes look for financially vulnerable people they can possibly manipulate for sexual favors.
Workers Who Are Foreign
Sometimes foreigners can come into a work situation where they know very little of the language and understand almost nothing about legal protections in the workplace. Aggressors can look for these types of victims because it can sometimes be easy to convince these victims that acts of sexual harassment are accepted company policies.
Our firm has a lot of experience in handling cases of sexual harassment. If you feel that you have been a victim of sexual harassment, or if you just have questions on how to lower your profile as a prospective victim, then give one of our experienced sexual harassment lawyers a call.