Workplace harassment through the lens of Iranian women: A qualitative studyj

Background: Since the ۱۹۸۰s, there have been numerous definitions of harassment at the workplace . This persistent endeavor will ultimately cause the pressure, fear, threat, or discomfort of the other person. The women harassment at work is one of the examples of violence against them, which requires the attention of the society and politicians.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe workplace harassment of Iranian women.Methods: A qualitative design, based on a content analysis approach, was used to reach this study aim. After employing purposive sampling to choose ۲۰ women who were seeking workplace harassment in different places in Tehran, Iran, semi-structured interviews were carried out to gather data.Results: During the data analysis, four main themes emerged including “the perceived harassment by women’ ’gender discrimination’ ’harassment facilitators’ ’the demands are beyond formal’’.Conclusions: Verbal harassment was one of the common types of harassment among women from their managerand coworker. A few women experienced physical violence from their manager and coworker

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content analysis” ، “ workplace harassment” ، “qualitative study”.