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Health Effects:\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Anxiety\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Stress\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Fatigue\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Depression\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Weight loss or weight gain\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Sleep disturbance\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Headaches\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>B. Financial Effects:\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Decreased work performance as the victim focuses on dealing with harassment\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Increased absenteeism to avoid harassment, or due to illness from the stress, resulting in sick leave without pay\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Termination\u002Fdismissal due to retaliation from the harasser or due to decreased work performance resulting from harassment\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Cost to relocate to another city or job\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Loss of job references\u002Frecommendations\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Loss of career.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>C. Social Effects:\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Violent\u002Fabusive retaliation from the harasser, or colleagues\u002Ffriends of the harasser is a grievance is filed\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Having one’s personal life offered up for public scrutiny – the victim becomes the “accused,” and her dress, lifestyle, and private life will often come under attack\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Being humiliated by gossip\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Defamation of character and reputation\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Loss of trust in environments similar to where the harassment occurred or in the types of people occupying similar positions as the harasser\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Extreme stress affecting relationships with significant others, peers, family and friends.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n    \n      \n    \n      \n\n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_sexharassment_URL_\n      \n          _ll_fairtreatment_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Nigeria All About Sexual Harassment And The Health, Financial and Social Effects On A Victim","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-01\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cp>There are many physical, emotional and financial effects brought on by sexual harassment These can include:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>A. Health Effects:\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Anxiety\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Stress\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Fatigue\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Depression\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Weight loss or weight gain\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Sleep disturbance\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Headaches\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>B. Financial Effects:\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Decreased work performance as the victim focuses on dealing with harassment\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Increased absenteeism to avoid harassment, or due to illness from the stress, resulting in sick leave without pay\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Termination\u002Fdismissal due to retaliation from the harasser or due to decreased work performance resulting from harassment\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Cost to relocate to another city or job\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Loss of job references\u002Frecommendations\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Loss of career.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>C. Social Effects:\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Violent\u002Fabusive retaliation from the harasser, or colleagues\u002Ffriends of the harasser is a grievance is filed\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Having one’s personal life offered up for public scrutiny – the victim becomes the “accused,” and her dress, lifestyle, and private life will often come under attack\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Being humiliated by gossip\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Defamation of character and reputation\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Loss of trust in environments similar to where the harassment occurred or in the types of people occupying similar positions as the harasser\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Extreme stress affecting relationships with significant others, peers, family and friends.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ng\u002Fwork-in-nigeria\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment'>Sexual Harassment\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ng\u002Fwork-in-nigeria\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment'>Fair Treatment\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",[],{"text":46,"link":47},"Contact Us",{"title":46,"url":48,"description":46,"rel":49,"type":50,"id":51},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":53,"first_name":54,"last_name":55,"email":56,"image":57,"function":58,"external":59},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[61],{"id":53,"first_name":54,"last_name":55,"email":56,"image":57,"function":58,"external":59},[],[],true,"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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