The Relationship between Discriminatory Culture against Women, Hierarchical Culture, Sexual Harassment, and Work–Family Conflict

Abstract: This study aims to examine the relationships between discriminatory culture against women, hierarchical culture, sexual harassment, and work–family conflict in the workplace. Data were collected from female employees in South Korea. The structural equation modeling method was adopted to analyze 202 responses using a self-report survey. The findings indicated that (a) discriminatory culture against women and hierarchical culture were positively related to sexual harassment and (b) sexual harassment positively affected work–family conflict. In addition, both discriminatory culture against women and hierarchical culture had indirect effects on work–family conflict through sexual harassment. The results provide discussion, implications, and recommendations for future research.