Question

Discussion 4.2: Harassment

You are the director of a radiology department. During a routine individual meeting with one of your male staff, the employee tells you that a female employee has been making suggestive remarks to him, and occasionally grabbed and fondled him in a sexual manner. He said he asked her several times to stop this behavior as he was married and did not appreciate the behavior, particularly in a work setting. The behavior continued anyway. The male employee asks you not to report this further because he did not want to get the female employee in trouble and he brought it up only for ideas how to make her stop it.

Consider these questions in your 8 - 10 sentence discussion board post:

What are your ethical obligations?

What ethical theories apply to your situation, and why?

Does the work of Carol Gilligan change how we should respond in this scenario? Why or why not?

Answer 1

1. This situation is highly unethical on the part of women who is forcefully grabbing and fondling the male employee out of sexual manner. As the director of department, it is my duty to help the employee who is this problem. To stop the behaviour of the employee, by not disturbing her chastity is important as respect of women cannot be disgraced in public. Secretly, some suggestion to be made to women for stopping all this activity otherwise serious action as per company rules will be taken against her.
2. One of the ethical theories under which sexual harassment falls is Virtue ethical theory in which accused of such crimes are to be given high responsibility positions so that he/she is supposed to take care of the group and they feel protected. But this law mainly applies to take care of women’s. While, women also can be given some serious level positions or their position can be replaced to some distant location where she will not able to come in touch with the employee. One other most important is Carol Gilligan theory of moral development involves moral development of behaviour through caring and helping, honesty , farness, and respect among each other.
3. Carol is an American feminist and ethicist who have worked for ethical relationships. Yes, the work of Carol Gilligan is changed when to respond in this scenario because Carol has emphasized on moral development while protecting interpersonal relationships. She considered masculine voice logical and individualistic and has focused on female mora development. While, in this case, female behaviour is disturbing which demands action against women.