Sexual harassment of women in the South African Navy

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dc.contributor.authorVan Wijk, Charles
dc.contributor.authorFinchilescu, Gillian
dc.contributor.authorTredoux, Colin
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-19T10:39:23Z
dc.date.available2017-09-19T10:39:23Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2016-01-13T10:59:56Z
dc.description.abstractWe report on a study that investigated sexual harassment within the South African Navy. We firstly used a survey to examine the prevalence of sexual harassment in the shore-based fleet, just prior to the gender integration of naval ships, and found evidence of widespread sexual harassment. Secondly, we used interviews and focus groups to examine the experiences of sexual harassment on ships one year after gender integration, and found a relative absence of sexual harassment. A number of contributing factors are considered (e.g. methodological issues, organisational factors, contextual constructions of masculinity), before informal mechanisms of behaviour regulation (e.g. the enactment of informal discipline, and sailors' use of metaphors) are introduced as mechanisms to understand the differences between the survey and interview findings. We argue that using divergent methodological approaches would lead to a more nuanced understanding of the experiences around sexual harassment on navy ships.
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/008124630903900203
dc.identifier.apacitationVan Wijk, C., Finchilescu, G., & Tredoux, C. (2009). Sexual harassment of women in the South African Navy. <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25234en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan Wijk, Charles, Gillian Finchilescu, and Colin Tredoux "Sexual harassment of women in the South African Navy." <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i> (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25234en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Wijk, C., Finchilescu, G., & Tredoux, C. (2009). Sexual harassment of women in the South African Navy. South African Journal of Psychology, 39(2), 169-183.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Van Wijk, Charles AU - Finchilescu, Gillian AU - Tredoux, Colin AB - We report on a study that investigated sexual harassment within the South African Navy. We firstly used a survey to examine the prevalence of sexual harassment in the shore-based fleet, just prior to the gender integration of naval ships, and found evidence of widespread sexual harassment. Secondly, we used interviews and focus groups to examine the experiences of sexual harassment on ships one year after gender integration, and found a relative absence of sexual harassment. A number of contributing factors are considered (e.g. methodological issues, organisational factors, contextual constructions of masculinity), before informal mechanisms of behaviour regulation (e.g. the enactment of informal discipline, and sailors' use of metaphors) are introduced as mechanisms to understand the differences between the survey and interview findings. We argue that using divergent methodological approaches would lead to a more nuanced understanding of the experiences around sexual harassment on navy ships. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Sexual harassment of women in the South African Navy TI - Sexual harassment of women in the South African Navy UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25234 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25234
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan Wijk C, Finchilescu G, Tredoux C. Sexual harassment of women in the South African Navy. South African Journal of Psychology. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25234.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Psychology
dc.source.urihttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal/south-african-journal-psychology
dc.subject.otherMasculinity
dc.subject.otherMetaphors
dc.subject.otherMilitary
dc.subject.otherSexual harassment
dc.subject.otherSouth African Navy
dc.titleSexual harassment of women in the South African Navy
dc.typeJournal Article
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