What is Sexual Harassment and How to Handle It!
According to the EEOC, Sexual Harassment is:
1) Unwelcome sexual advances.
2) Request for sexual favors.
3) Verbal or Physical conduct involving a sexual nature in:
A) Term or condition for an individual's employment.
B) Using a rejection as a basis for decisions (raises, firing, promotions, etc.).
C) Making an employee feel uncomfortable or intimidating, and includes acting hostile or offensive.
Understand sexual harassment, and knowing what is involved are entirely two different things. Sexual harassment includes acts of attempted rape or rape, sexual favors, touching, cornering, leaning over, pinching, sexual looks and gestures, unwanted letters, phone calls, and materials.
That is not the full list of sexual harassment. The EEOC has a excellent website that details acts of sexual harassment in every possible situation. Sexual harassment does not apply just at work. It also effects students.
Being pressured for any sexual conduct is extremely confusing and upseting. Many people do not know how to handle, or deal with such a situation. There are things you can do to prevent sexual harassment from occurring.
The first is to inform the person you do not appreciate what they are doing to you. If they do not listen, or care, than start document what they did, when they did it, and so on. Finally, go to your human resource department, or your schools principal. There are laws protect you from sexual harassment, and you do not have to put up with it.
On a final note, you do not have to be a female to get sexual harassed. A lot of people assume it is just females, but men can also be sexually harassed. As embarrassing as it may be, whether you are male or female, you have to stand up for your rights.
Published by Theresa L.
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11 Comments
Post a CommentIt is, Julia, and thank you!
Great advice, sexual harassment is horrible.
Many teenagers do, most do not think anything twice about it. I know when I was in high school, it was normal to have someone make a sexual remark or what not at you.
I dealt with this a lot when I was a teen working in an office. I never did anything about it, but I probably should have.
Thank you. Sadly it does go on, and many people are afraid to stand up or they are not sure what to do.
I am intolerant to this kind of behavior. Excellent article, Theresa.
Well done!!!
Good article. I know this goes on, but it should not be tolerated.
GREAT article. I think it is astounding that this still goes on, but I had a friend (a female lawyer) who actually got her boss (another lawyer!) fired for this!!
It's a terrible situation to experience.