Är sexuella trakasserier någonting man får tåla på en mansdominerad arbetsplats? - En kvalitativ fallstudie om sexuella trakasserier på arbetsplatsen

Sammanfattning: Sexual harassment is considered a societal problem today. It is indispensable that both societyand organizations start to acknowledge and work more preventively in order to reduce sexualharassment. Organizational culture significantly impacts the way sexual harassment isperceived in the workplace. The purpose of this qualitative study is to gain a deeperunderstanding of and describe how organizations can prevent sexual harassment.Furthermore, it aims to better understand why vulnerable employees do not report sexualharassment, and how organizations can counteract the culture of silence and therebyencourage reporting. This research is based on the case study of an anonymous maledominatedorganization and is limited to one of its departments. The data material has beencollected through semi-structured interviews with the department manager, the HRrepresentative, one supervisor and nine vulnerable employees. The study revealed severalfactors that are decisive for the organization's work against sexual harassment, such as ahealthy organizational culture, a zero tolerance that is complied with and permeates all levelsof the organizational hierarchy, preventive work with an open dialogue regarding thephenomenon and continuous training.