{"id":13116,"date":"2018-01-25T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honeybook.site.strattic.io\/?p=13116"},"modified":"2022-08-11T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:10:47","slug":"sexual-harassment-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/sexual-harassment-report","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Harassment is Pervasive Among Self-Employed Creatives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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INTRODUCTION<\/span><\/h1>\n

Our recent research revealed that sexual harassment is pervasive in the creative economy — 54% of self-employed and freelance women reported they have been harassed at least once. This is higher than the numbers already reported in the traditional 9-to-5 workforce, where 48% of currently employed women in the United States say they have been sexually harassed. The problem is far too commonplace, but victims are speaking up, empowered by movements like #MeToo, which elevate their collective voice to share unfortunate realities.<\/p>\n

The definition of \u201cworkplace\u201d has a new meaning. Women in the creative economy, such as photographers, event planners and graphic designers, operate without a formal infrastructure \u2014 like an HR team or a supervisor \u2014 to regulate workplace behavior and norms. Additionally, their workplaces can be venues at which alcohol is served, making for a more informal and unpredictable environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

We surveyed more than a thousand of these self-employed creatives to understand and address the ways in which sexual harassment affects the creative economy.<\/p>\n

Respondents were provided with the following definition of sexual harassment, as defined by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: \u201cunwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature. Harassment does not have to be of a sexual nature, however, and can include offensive remarks about a person\u2019s sex. For example, it is illegal to harass a woman by making offensive comments about women in general. Although the law doesn\u2019t prohibit simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious, harassment is illegal when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

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54% of self-employed creatives responded that they\u2019ve experienced sexual harassment. That\u2019s 6% more than women employed in traditional roles. Over 83% of these women did not report the harassment. <\/span><\/p>\n

In reviewing the results, it begged the questions of what role the lack of formal Human Resource structure plays. Are self-employed more susceptible and vulnerable? How can they protect themselves? What can we do to help?<\/span><\/p>\n

Sexual Harassment has become part of the job for creative freelancers and self-employed professionals, and we\u2019re here to shed a light on it and start working to change it. We\u2019ve added a sexual harassment clause in every default contract template for HoneyBook members. <\/span><\/p>\n

Read on to see further findings about how sexual harassment is affecting these creatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

KEY FINDINGS <\/span><\/h1>\n

HoneyBook surveyed 1,087 self-employed creatives to better understand the incidence of sexual harassment among this community, how they\u2019re affected by sexual harassment, and, more importantly, how to help them. Of those surveyed, 97% were women and the largest group, 33% of respondents, were between the ages of 26 \u2013 30. The survey captured a wide variety of creatives and freelancers with the largest three categories being photographers, event planners and graphic designers.<\/p>\n

Of the self-employed creatives HoneyBook surveyed, 54% have been harassed at least once.<\/strong> That\u2019s more than the 48% of currently employed women in the United States who have reported being harassed in the workplace.<\/p>\n

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The nature of the harassment varies; HoneyBook\u2019s data paints the picture of what sexual harassment looks like: <\/b><\/p>\n