Angela Dionisi,
Workplace sexual harassment and the family: Family-specific consequences and family as a foundational intervention

Workplace sexual harassment and the family: Family-specific consequences and family as a foundational intervention

Principal Investigator: Angela Dionisi, Management
Funder: SSHRC Insight Development

It is the goal of this research project is to explore how sexual harassment may negatively influence the family, and how the family could potentially influence the enactment of, and response to, sexual harassment. More specifically, we will investigate whether workplace sexual harassment spills over into the family domain, negatively impacting parent specific well being and behaviours. We will also explore whether parents’ workplace sexual harassment has consequences for children. Moreover, as the attitudes and beliefs people hold about sexual harassment influence their enactment and response to this mistreatment, we will also investigate what encourages parents to engage in educative conversations about sexual harassment with their children, and among parents that do have such conversations, what messages they are sharing with youths who will one day occupy our workplaces.