Basson, A. (2007). Sexual harassment in the workplace: an overview of developments. Stellenbosch law review, 18(3), 425-450.

Harassment, and particularly sexual harassment, remains pervasive in workplaces around the world. Many studies of sexual harassment examine the reasons for this pervasiveness. Academic writers are fairly unanimous that the answer lies in the fact that harassment is about an abuse of power (rather than sex itself). This is particularly true where the harasser is in a supervisory position and thus able to exert "real" economic power over his victim (so-called quid pro quo harassment, where the victim faces loss of a tangible job benefit such as a promotion or salary increase if she does not comply sexually). This article provides an overview of recent developments in the field of sexual harassment. It examines the definition of sexual harassment and the remedies available to the victim. Each of the possible remedies available to the victim is briefly discussed, with reference to the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 and the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998. The link between sexual harassment and discrimination is also critically reevaluated, with reference to the legal position in the United States of America.