Sexual harassment and its relationship to work stress among female employees in the private sector

The main aims of this study were to find out the level of sexual harassment, to know the level of job stress, to find out the correlation between sexual harassment and job stress, and to find out the level of sexual harassment on job stress. In this study, the researchers used a quantitative and descriptive method and data is collected through the survey form. The research population includes women working in the private sector, and the research sample includes (N= 400) female employees working in the private sector in Iraq-Erbil. The results of this study showed that the sample of the study had experienced sexual harassment and that the sample of the study felt the job stress at a high level, however, the results showed a relationship between sexual harassment and job stress, and the results showed that sexual harassment predict on job stress by 32%. Finally, the researcher presented some recommendations and recommendations based on the results the study had received.