Prevalence of Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in Private Elementary Schools
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Prevalence of Gender-Based Sexual Harassment, Private SchoolsAbstract
Gender based sexual harassment is any unwanted or inappropriate behavior, comment or action that makes a person uncomfortable, unsafe or disrespected. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of gender- based sexual harassment in private elementary teachers. Particularly, it aimed to examine the profile of the respondents such as age, gender, civil status, position, highest educational attainment and teaching experience; determine how the respondents assess the prevalence of gender-based sexual harassment in streets and public places, online, workplace and educational training institutions; and ascertain the significant relationship between the assessed prevalence of gender-based sexual harassment and their profile. The respondents are the one hundred fifty (150) private elementary teachers in West District II, Division of Cagayan de Oro, for School Year 2024-2025. The descriptive research design was employed, patterned and modified questionnaires and purposive sampling technique were being utilized. Descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment of Correlation as the inferential statistics were also used. Results revealed that there are more women than men among the respondents, who are mostly between the ages of 21 and 30. Most of them are married and Teacher 1. Many have taught for nine years or less and hold bachelor’s degrees. Further, it was also revealed that the assessment on the prevalence of gender-based sexual harassment was low with the educational and training institution as the highest and workplace as the lowest. Additionally, the respondents’ profile has no significant relationship with the prevalence of gender-based sexual harassment. Therefore, the low prevalence of sexual – based harassment signifies that teacher understand that awareness is crucial because it strengthens their capacity to prevent, identify and address inappropriate behaviors. It is recommended that principals in the school should ensure the implementation and dissemination of clear policies against sexual harassment.
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