Job-client gender context and sexual harassment vulnerability within the hotel sector

ABSTRACT

This study examined the influence of job-client gender context and personal characteristics on sexual harassment vulnerability of hotel employees in Accra, Ghana. Data for the study were solicited from 583 employees working in 55 hotels and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test of independence and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Result of the study indicates that young and unmarried front office and food and beverage female employees are relatively predisposed to sexual harassment in hotel workplaces. Sexual harassment victimization in the hotel workspaces is associated with daily routine activities of employees as well as demographic characteristics whereas job-client gender context appears limited in explaining the sexual harassment vulnerability of hotel employees.

KEYWORDS:

• Sexual harassment
• job-client gender context
• personal characteristics
• hotel employees
• Ghana