https://macropaperwarehouse.com/authors/matthew-knepper/Matthew KnepperHugo -- gohugo.ioen-ushttps://macropaperwarehouse.com/papers/why-is-workplace-sexual-harassment-underreported-the-value-of-outside-options-amid-the-threat-of-retaliation/https://macropaperwarehouse.com/papers/why-is-workplace-sexual-harassment-underreported-the-value-of-outside-options-amid-the-threat-of-retaliation/<h3 id="research-question-and-argument">Research question and argument</h3> <p>Dahl and Knepper address the long-standing puzzle of why workplace sexual harassment is chronically underreported despite high estimated prevalence. Survey evidence indicates that no fewer than 1 in 28 U.S. workers report annual victimization, yet only 1 in 11,000 workers files a formal charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Even following the #MeToo movement, formal charges rose only about 10%, leaving an enormous gap unexplained.</p>