Awareness of Government Officials on RA 7877 (also known as the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995) in Tacurong City

Sexual Harassment is one of the major problems in the country. Women are considered the weaker sex and are prone to sexual harassment; therefore, the Civil Service Commission passed the law that protects the welfare of women. The main objective of the study is to determine the level of awareness of Government Officials in Tacurong City. Specifically, it will answer the following questions: firstly, what is the profile of the Government Officials in Tacurong City, in terms of: Age; Gender; Length of Service; Highest Educational Attainment. Secondly, what is the Level of Awareness of the Government Officials, in terms of: Work Aspect; Education of Training Related Aspect; Duty of Employer or Head of Office; Liability of Head of Offices; and Penalties. Lastly, is there any significant relationship between the Government Profile and their Level of Awareness on RA 7877 (also known as the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995) in Tacurong City. The method employed in the study is through survey questionnaires. The result of the study shows that most of the heads of the government offices are in their Middle Age and Baccalaureate graduates, which is the minimum qualification of the Civil Service Commission. The awareness of the Officials in terms of Education falls on Moderately Aware; Highly Aware in terms of the duty of the Employers; highly aware of the penalty; and the correlation between the profile of the respondents and the level of awareness falls on Very High Correlation. This proposed that lawmakers should take further steps in crafting a firmer and stiffer penalty for the violators to ensure that women are protected and can become of equal importance in the development of policies for humans.

Government Official, Sexual Harassment, Academic Environment

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