Does tipping facilitate sexual objectification? The effect of tips on sexual harassment of bar and restaurant servers

Purpose In many countries, service workers' (e.g. restaurant staff, bartenders) income depends highly on tips. Such workers are often female and targeted by sexual harassment. The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether the mode of compensation (tips vs. no tips) could play a causal role in the perceived legitimacy of sexual harassment. Design/methodology/approach In an experimental study ( N = 161), the authors manipulated the source...