Motivation & Management Final Report

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Several surveys reveal that there is a link between the color of the skin, the sex and harassment at work. Indeed, women of color suffer more from discrimination and harassment than white men for example and the consequences on the psychological well-being are enormous. For example, Buchanan and Fitzgerald, found a significant correlation between the race, the sex and the harassment at work. Berdahl and Moore demonstrated the risk of a double jeopardy for a woman of color at work too. We have also, a recent example of such a practice with the example of the condemnation of the famous restaurant Tavern on the Green in New York.

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[...] pp. 426-436. Article 2 Buchanan, Nicole T. ; Fitzgerald, Louise F Effects of racial and sexual harassment on work and the psychological well-being of African American women. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Vol Apr 2008. pp. 137- 151. Article 3 Greenhouse Steven and Giambusso David (2008, June 3). Tavern on the Green to Pay $ 2.2 Million to Settle Harassment Claim. The New York Time. [...]

[...] Persons subjected to harassment in the workplace must be followed by a psychiatrist because the psychological trouble is enormous and the consequence on the well-being could be dramatic. Minority women must be prepared to resist and fight in case of harassment because they are a main target for sexual and ethnic harassment and they risk a double jeopardy References Article 1 Berdahl, Jennifer L. ; Moore, Celia Workplace Harassment: Double Jeopardy for Minority Women. Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol Mar 2006. [...]

[...] The American law condemns these practises through the EEOC, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and more and more companies and restaurants like Tavern on the green are condemned to pay indemnities. The restaurant was accused of severe sexual and racial discrimination and has to pay $ 2.2 million to settle the lawsuit and the EEOC reinforce controls in companies. Fight against sexual and ethnic harassment becomes a priority. But the question is: Is money a good solution to eradicate such discrimination and inequity? [...]

[...] The statistical data of this article proves this fact. b. In a second study, Buchanan and Fitzgerald (2008) interested in the consequences of the racial and sexual harassment on the psychological well-being of minority women: Minority women are more exposed on harassment than majority people Sexual and ethnic harassment has a double negative impact on the work and on the psychological well-being. Harassment increases work withdrawal, psychological and traumatic stress symptoms. Minority women are less satisfied by their life than other majority people because of the discriminations and the inferiority feeling. [...]

[...] Synthèse d'articles sur le harcèlement sexuel et racial au travail 1. Topic: Sexual and racial harassment Several surveys reveal that there is a link between the color of the skin, the sex and harassment at work. Indeed women of color suffer more from discrimination and harassment than white men for example and the consequences on the psychological well-being are enormous. For example, Buchanan and Fitzgerald (2008), found a significant correlation between the race, the sex and the harassment at work and earlier, Berdahl and Moore (2006) demonstrated the risk of a double jeopardy for a woman of color at work too and to finish we can have a recent example of such a practice in the third article, with the example of the condemnation of the famous restaurant Tavern on the green in New York. [...]