Muted group theory is a theory created by Cherish Kramarae stating that women are a muted group in society, and that men created and control the societal language. Sexual harassment is very common in the muted group theory as the power levels between men and women and different. This power level creates an imbalance with men trying to impose their power on women in the form of sexual expression. Typically people higher up in the workforce (usually men) harass lower level workers (usually women). There are very few cases of women sexually harassing men for this reason.