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INTIM NOT TO OFFER

On work somehow even it is awkward to speak about sexual harassments. Like it from a life western эмансипе on which muzhiks and to look are afraid to receive without risk the judicial claim. Alas, the overseas piece - sexual harassments on work - blossoms magnificent colour and at us, only about it keep mum.

 

 

"Physical examination"
Here a case, происшедший in one of Peter's state medical institutions. In branch the chief was replaced. New continually released grease jokes, put a hand to employees on knees, burnt for a soft place: One of them, thirty-year, unmarried, втолковывал, that abstention is unhealthy. Somehow it has come to the chief into an office to ask for leave from work: examinations in postgraduate study came nearer. «It is good, lay down on a couch, I will look you now», - the chief has ordered. «What for?», - that has become puzzled. « If wish to study in postgraduate study, lay down ». The woman has left in tears. Since then it began to cause quite often it in an office. Touched, felt a breast, unbuttoned"lightning"on trousers, gave"medical"councils etc. the Woman has reached full despair. Work was a unique outlet in her life, she terribly was afraid of dismissal, and suffered. But the chief was not limited to one uncomplaining victim. Its second"darling"was absolutely other - sociable and safe in home life. But when the chief, having caused it in an office, fast movement has unbuttoned to it a belt on trousers, has reacted the same as also the first, - tears. And - silence. In couple of months of mockeries the first has not sustained and has told about all to the former chief. It has conceived action.

"Examination"
Sexual harassments are to you not the office novel. As romanticism here also does not smell. These are domination-submission relations. The chief wishes to "relax" on work and is assured, that women-subordinates to its services. In some firms it is accepted to give to business partners of girls for the night in gratitude for the favourable financial transaction - the most ancient tradition prospering in some African tribes. According to the director of the Crisis centre for Natalia Hodyrevoj's women, sexual harassments are now more widespread, than during Soviet times (though then they too were). Especially in a private sector, where «the owner - the barin». There are data, that sexual compulsion «takes place to be» in every third private concern. However, about the statistican to speak difficult, sexual harassments - the latent thing.

Some representation about phenomenon scales is given by newspaper announcements for headings «Search for work» where соискательницы vacancies necessarily specify «only not an intim». They know, that many employers of "intim" from them and wait. So, the 23-year-old girl, wishing to be arranged with the secretary-reviewer, has been very surprised by questions which to it were set by potential employers. Someone has asked to name parametres (estimations in the diploma meant not, and the size of a breast, a waist and hips). In other firm have told, that at first on a post of the secretary there will be a competition of documents on which it is necessary to present: a photo in a bathing suit in full growth. When the pretender have asked, what does she think of oral sex, that has solved, what not the destiny to it to be the secretary. There are firms where the young and attractive employee, not having humoured the chief, not to receive increase, increases of the salary and the social blessings. Sometimes to students to pass a test, it is offered to arrive to the teacher home and to show "knowledge" in bed.

 

Damage from harassments
What to do, if the chief has put on you an eye, and it it is not necessary to you? Some advise to be a greyish mouse, not to be painted, wear old grandmother's dresses, to open a mouth, only when will ask and is exclusive on business. Helps not always. The first victim described above history approximately so also conducted itself, but it has not stopped the chief. But it managed almost impossible - to achieve its dismissal. That was a question of the state structure has played a role, and that the gallant chief "has caused a stir" not only on sexual front. Usually to leave it is necessary the woman.

In the West into duties of the manager on the personnel enters to trace and stop sexual harassments. There have counted up, that firms suffer from them an economic damage - the climate in collective worsens, the qualified employees leave. To finish business to court in Russia it is very difficult, unlike the same America. It is difficult to collect proofs - after all "solicit" usually without witnesses. Besides public opinion against the woman: it is considered, that she provokes the chief the appearance and behaviour so, itself it is guilty. It is possible still to advise to address in the Crisis centre for women (ph. 327-30-00), there will help to analyse a situation and something will prompt.

 

Natalia Odintsov

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29.03.03