RT Article
T1 Justice, sexual harassment, and the reasonable victim standard
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 12
IS 6
SP 423
OP 431
A1 Wells, Deborah L.
A1 Kracher, Beverly J.
A2 Kracher, Beverly J.
LA English
YR 1993
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785604171
AB In determining when sexual behavior in the workplace creates a hostile working environment, some courts have asked, ‘Would a reasonableperson view this as a hostile environment?’ Two recent court decisions, recognizing male-female differences in the perception of social sexual behavior at work, modified this standard to ask, “Would a reasonablevictim view this as a hostile environment?” As yet, there is no consensus in the legal community regarding which of these standards is just., We propose that moral theory provides the framework from which business people can construct just procedures regarding sexually hostile environments. We argue that the natural duty of mutual respect of persons and the natural duty not to harm the innocent compels business people to identify sexually hostile work environments from the perspective of the reasonable victim, usually from the woman's perspective., Within the context of this moral framework, a training approach designed to reduce the incidence of sexually harassing behaviors in the workplace is proposed.
K1 Moral Theory
K1 Sexual Harassment
K1 Work Environment
K1 Sexual Behavior
K1 Economic Growth
DO 10.1007/BF01666555