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Table 1 Abuse of organizational power by managers and supervisors throughout the employment cycle

From: Uganda’s response to sexual harassment in the public health sector: from “Dying Silently” to gender-transformational HRH policy

At recruitment, women are asked for sex and men are asked for money

During orientation, the old staff may start to frequent your office and in the end,

they may start to sexually harass you

Delays in confirmation of your service—some people have taken long without being

confirmed

Delayed promotion even if you work for many years

During appraisals—need a good report

Disciplinary action can be taken selectively—if it is a lady, she may not be called for

disciplinary action, but if it is a man, he will be called immediately for disciplinary action

Misuse of funds, e.g., those who are heading certain facilities are given a basic fund for the

staff, but you will find that they will be sharing it between the boss and the sex mate

Sexual harassment comes as orders. So whether you are harassed or not, it comes as an ‘order.’

Use of authority to schedule a duty which is not necessary—from there, sexual harassment can occur

Some others have power to dismiss because if you don’t give in, you are at a risk of losing your job