Whether cases of sexual harassment are underreported Joanow said is difficult to tell. It's a very complex area that is really technical. One problem is how the media muddies the water by using the term sexual harassment in a very loose, sensational way. Lisa Costas, a psychologist for the Employee Assistance Program, said many sexual harassment cases are unreported because they are difficult to define. There can be threats or sometimes they don't know they're being abused.
People usually come in here to talk about other problems, like work.
They don't come in saying they are being sexually harassed, it usually comes out of counseling when you realize someone is being abused. Sexual harassment defined USF has a harassment policy that is consistent with the Title VII provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Women are nine times more likely to quit jobs because of sexual harassment, five times more likely to transfer and three times more likely to lose jobs. Sexual harassment is about power, not sex. Harassers are found in all types of occupations, at all organizational levels, among college professors as well as in the business and professional world, and among individuals who live otherwise exemplary lives.