MOLESTOWANIE SEKSUALNE I JEGO KOSZTY FINANSOWE DLA GOSPODARKI
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ITS FINANCIAL COSTS TO THE ECONOMY

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the paper is to consider the complex and interdisciplinary issue of sexual harassment as a phenomenon in the labour market, in economic terms, with regard to its effects on work and wages. The spatial scope covers Poland, with reference to China, the United Kingdom, Sweden and the US. The time range refers to the years 2007–2018. The hypothesis put forward in the article is as follows: sexual harassment in the workplace contributes to measurable financial costs, the reduction of which could make a real contribution to achieving a higher level of gross domestic product. First, the concept and forms of sexual harassment are outlined, as well as the impact this phenomenon has on the possibility of other types of economic discrimination occurring. The next section presents an analysis of the available results of public opinion surveys on the scope and economic impact of the researched phenomenon in Poland, China and the US. Finally, the deductive and inductive methods for measuring sexual harassment with regard to the UK, Sweden and the US are scrutinised, and attempts are made to estimate the cost of sexual harassment for Poland in 2018.

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