Ideology on masculinity among male employees in a government owned and controlled corporation and their perception on sexual harassment behavior

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine which domain of ideology on masculinity among male employees of a government owned and controlled corporation best influenced their perception on sexual harassment behavior. This study used quantitative, non-experimental descriptive method. Respondents were 264 male employees determined using stratified sampling. Data were produced through survey questionnaires and descriptive statistics was applied to analyse data gathered from the respondents. In assessing the levels of variables, results showed that the respondents demonstrated high level of ideology on masculinity while only moderate level of perception on sexual harassment behavior. There was a significant relationship between ideology on masculinity among male employees and their perception on sexual harassment behaviour. Moreover, restrictive emotionality, avoidance of femininity, dominance, and importance of sex were the domains of ideology of masculinity that significantly influenced the perception on sexual harassment behavior of the respondents in their single capacities. Among these significant predictors, restrictive emotionality came out as the best predictor. Keywords: public administration, ideology on masculinity, perception on sexual harassment behavior, Philippines