自经济危机开始以来，男性提出的遭到性骚扰的投诉也越来越多。美国平等就业机会委员会(Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)数据显示，美国2009财年的全部性骚扰投诉中，由男性提起的约占16.4%（2,094起），而2006财年为15.4% （1,869起）。
Since the start of the recession, a growing number of sexual harassment complaints have come from men. Some 16.4% of all sexual harassment claims -- or 2,094 claims -- were filed by men in fiscal 2009, up from 15.4%, or 1,869 claims, in fiscal 2006, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
虽然男性受害者有时会受到试探性的或不情愿的性冒犯，但劳动事务律师说越来越多的如说下流话和带有性意味的打闹等挑逗性的行为成为了投诉的起因。
While male victims sometimes experience groping and unwanted sexual advances, employment lawyers say increasingly 'locker room' type behavior like vulgar talk and horseplay with sexual connotations have been the subject of claims.
美国达拉斯Ogletree Deakins律师事务所律师查普曼(Ron Chapman)说，大多数情况下，进行投诉的男性已遭解雇或停职。
Ron Chapman, an attorney with employment law firm Ogletree Deakins in Dallas, says in most cases the man suing has been fired or laid off.
男性性骚扰投诉的增长与经济衰退对男性的影响大于女性这一情况相伴出现。据美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)数据显示，自2008年9月至2010年1月，共有440万位男性失去工作，而失去工作的女性为230万人。随着2008年经济开始出现衰退，男性和女性提起的性骚扰投诉跃升10.8%，达到13,920起。劳动事务律师说，当更难以获得工作的时候，许多类型的诉讼，特别是歧视类的诉讼会增多。
The spike in male sexual harassment claims coincides with a recession that has hit men harder than women. From September 2008 to January 2010, 4.4 million men lost their jobs compared with 2.3 million women, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. As the economic downturn took hold in 2008, sexual harassment filings by men and women jumped by 10.8% to 13,920 claims. Employment lawyers say that when jobs are harder to obtain, many forms of litigation, especially discrimination, increase.
华盛顿特区Shulman Rogers律师事务所律师格兰特(Greg Grant)说，过去性骚扰的受害者，特别是男性受害者，可能会用脚投票。他们会去找一份新工作而不是诉诸法律。他说，当他们找不到其它工作时，他们就不得不忍受骚扰，或者冒险承受公布于众的耻辱。性骚扰事务专家称，由于受到性骚扰的男性对之引以为耻，投诉数量仍然低于实际情况。
In the past, victims of harassment -- especially men -- might have 'voted with their feet,' and found new jobs rather than turning to the legal system, says Greg Grant, an attorney with Shulman Rogers in Washington, D.C. 'When they can't get other jobs,' they have to either live with the harassment or risk the stigma of speaking out, says Mr. Grant. And sexual harassment experts say the numbers are still under-reported because of the stigma associated with men whom are sexually harassed.
失业率高于平均水平的州，男性投诉的比例增长较大。尽管各州的数量有时因太少而无法进行比较，但在受经济衰退影响较大的州，其数量足以显示这种关联。密歇根州2009年1月的失业率达到14.6%，其男性投诉的比例从2007年的16.6%增长到2009年的26.6%。加州的这一比例也从 18.7%增长到23.6%。
The share of claims filed by men rose more in some states with higher than average unemployment rates. Although the numbers by state are sometimes too small to compare, in states that were hit hard by the recession, there's enough data to show the link. In Michigan, where unemployment stood at 14.6% in January 2009, the percentage of claims by men increased to 26.6% in 2009 from 16.6% in 2007. California saw a rise to 23.6% from 18.7%.
在失业率升幅较小的州，男性的投诉率反而下降。内布拉斯加州2009年的失业率为4.7%，男性投诉率从2007年的23.4%下降到2009年的12.7%。
In states where unemployment didn't climb as much, claims dropped. Nebraska, which had a 4.7% unemployment rate in 2009, saw claims drop from 23.4% in 2007 to 12.7% in 2009.
美国丹佛市职业培训公司Anderson-davis Inc.的总裁安德森(Stephen Anderson)说，提起性骚扰投诉通常会让男性陷入必定会输的局面。他说，如果你被女性骚扰，人们可能会想：有没有搞错？你应当感到荣幸才对。而如果被另一名男性骚扰，受害者可能会担心给人留下缺乏男子气的印象。
Stephen Anderson, president of Anderson-davis Inc., a workplace training company in Denver, says filing a claim is often a no-win situation for a man. 'If a woman is harassing you, people might think 'What is wrong with you? You should be flattered,'' he says. In cases where another man is the harasser, the victim might be afraid that he comes across as unmanly, he says.
平等就业机会委员会并未追踪受到投诉的骚扰人的性别，但李瑟尔(Lisser)说，委员会注意到越来越多的男性声称受到了其它男同事的性骚扰。
The EEOC doesn't track the sex of the alleged harasser, but Ms. Lisser says the EEOC has observed an increasing number of men alleging sexual harassment from other male co-workers.