The 1960’s film The Apartment is a grand example of harassment
and sexual harassment in the workplace. The problem continuously grows all
stemming from a man allowing his superiors to take advantage of him and his
home in order for him to advance in his job. By using workplace materials and work time to conduct this inappropriate operation the employee is able to work his way to the top. There are many separate examples
of harassment in this film. There’s situations with inappropriate or unnecessary
touching, male employees spanking and unnecessarily touching female employees.
There are many examples of Quid Pro Quo harassment, the superiors exchanging
job promotions for using the apartment. The boss using it to keep his girlfriends
and to keep the employee with the apartment quiet. A type of harassment occurred
when the boss’s assistant told the boss’s love interest about the other women
he would see, the assistant was threatened and fired. This film is filled with harassment
and sexual harassment examples that though not shed in a serious light are a
reality even today.
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