Workplace sexual harassment is a rising concern around the world. Many women have recently come out in the open with their experiences, a move which has encouraged many others to do the same, thus compelling strict action against the culprits. While sexual harassment – irrespective of time, place or gender – is considered a huge crime, not much is spoken about how it affects the mental health of the person who is at the receiving end.
A study has now found, that people who are sexually harassed by their work colleagues are at a risk of developing more severe symptoms of depression than those who experience harassment by clients or customers. Researchers from National Research Center for Work Environment (NRCWE) in Denmark found that compared to employees not exposed to sexual harassment, those harassed by clients or customers scored 2.05 points higher on the Major Depression Inventory…
