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SEXUAL HARASSMENT
QUID PRO QUO
Latin term meaning, “one thing in return for another”
Conditions placed upon a person’s career in return for sexual favors
Promises of career advancement, promotions, and other benefits, should the victim give-in to the sexual actions
Definition• Sexual Harassment is defined as unwelcome
sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. – “University of Texas”
• Refers to comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome. – “John J. Macionis”
Categories of sexual
harassment
Verbal
Nonverbal
Physical contact
Verbal
• – examples can include telling jokes, using sexually explicit profanity, threats, sexual calls, sexual comments, whistling in a sexually suggestive manner, sexting.
Nonverbal
• – may include staring at someone lustfully (I.e. “undressing someone with one’s eyes”), blowing kisses, winking,
or licking of one’s lips in a suggestive manner.
Physical Contact
• – may include touching, patting, pinching, bumping, grabbing, cornering or blocking a passageway, kissing, providing unsolicited back or neck rubs.
How to
prevent sexual
harassment
• Direct Approach – Confront harasser and tell him/her that the behavior is not appreciated. Use common courtesy.
• -Indirect Approach – Send a letter to the harasser stating the facts, personal feelings about the inappropriate behavior and possible resolution.
-Third Party – Request assistance from another person.
- Chain of Command – Report the behavior to immediate supervisor or others in chain of command.
- File a Formal Complaint – take action to formally file a complaint.
SAY NO TO
SEXUAL HARASSMENT