Perception of workplace social?sexual behavior as sexual harassment post #MeToo in Scandinavia

In this study we examined how people perceive social-sexual behavior of women and men, these perceptions were associated with beliefs about the outcomes #MeToo movement, sexism, traditional values, gender equality. addition, effect having experienced sexual harassment on such perceptions. Analyses performed a Norwegian snowball social media sample covering 321 168 aged 18–59 (M = 33.1). Outcome variables covered scenarios that described opposite-sex behaviors by female male actors within workplace environment. Path analysis showed negative movement was principal predictor for perception as men participants. Traditional equality, hostile sexism toward all harassment, however effects only indirect fully accounted beliefs. For women, but had no over above other in model. The predictors participants’ highly similar evaluations actors. Theoretical methodological implications are discussed.