• 42 percent of employees report hearing co-workers use sexually inappropriate language in 2007, up from 34 percent in 2006.
  • 45 percent of men report hearing co-workers make sexually inappropriate comments, compared with 38 percent of women.
  • 44 percent of men overheard co-workers using racial and ethnic slurs, compared with 24 percent of women.
  • 38 percent of workers between 18 and 34 are subject to age-based ridicule, compared with 16 percent of workers age 55 and older.

Source: Novations Group

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