Blog Assignment 8

The PBS NOW broadcasting, “Is your daughter safe at work”, shows implication that teens are constantly being sexually abused and sexually harassed at their workplace. After watching this broadcasting, it revealed that most teenage girls are the highest at risk because it seems like they are unaware or fail to realize that they are being taken advantage of. Very few teens are capable of distinguishing the major difference between flirting and being sexually assaulted. In addition to that, usually teenagers are the ones who don’t want to be judged so they may cope with the insults and learn to think its all just for fun.
I feel that most teens easily become victims because its usually their first real job in which they are new and unfamiliar with the fact that workers have legal rights too. It seems that the teens think that if they address the issue to someone about being harassed, not only will they feel ashamed about it, but also they think they will risk losing their job as well. No worker should ever be placed in a inappropriate or uncomfortable position to where they feel like they are being a victim of being sexually pressured whether if its verbal, nonverbal, visual, physical or written.
Most people fail to realize how important incident like these are. There are not many teens that know the right steps to take when they are being put in situations where they are being physically exploited, thoroughly being touched, or put under pressures at their job. However, I suggest that before getting a job, a little research should be done by both the parent and the child to reduce the chances of risk. Even though no workplace can be perfect, both the parent and the child should be able to feel comfortable and at ease when visiting. Both should be able to indicate if the working experience is going to be practical and harmless. If not, then it’s obvious that isn’t the appropriate place of work for a child or anyone else.