Sexual Harassment Cases Leveling Off

As companies take a more active role in educating their workers, the steady rise in the number of sexual harassment cases reported during the mid-1990s appears to have leveled off.

Figures from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission show that the number of cases filed with it and 90 other human rights agencies rose from 10,532 in fiscal 1992 to 15,549 in 1995. Cases reached a peak of 15,889 in 1997 and then leveled off at 15,836 in 2000.

EEOC data reveal an increase in cases brought by men from 1992 to 2000-- from 9.1% of the total to 13.6%.