The document discusses sexual harassment in the workplace. It defines sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment. There are two main types of sexual harassment: quid pro quo, where submission to sexual conduct is required for job benefits, and hostile work environment, involving offensive comments and behaviors. Sexual harassment includes physical contact, abusive sounds, sexually colored remarks, stalking, vulgar jokes, demands for sexual favors, and other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. The purpose is to understand what constitutes sexual harassment and how to file complaints.

1. PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
(POSH)

2. AGENDA/PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION
 Welcome to the module on Understanding Sexual Harassment at Workplace. In
this module we will earn what sexual harassment is, with special emphasis on
harassment at workplace.
 You will learn about the types of sexual harassment, consequences of
harassment and how to file a complaint against it.
 At the end of the course you will understand :-
•What sexual harassment at workplace is?
•Types of sexual harassment?
•What you can and should do when you are harassed?

3. DEFINITIONOF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
A form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcomed sexual
advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature when:
 Submission to or rejection of such conduct is made either explicitly or
implicitly a term or condition of a person’s job, pay, or career
 Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as a
basis for career or employment decisions affecting that person
 Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering
with an individual’s performance or creates an intimidating, hostile
 Offensive working environment

4. CATEGORIESOF SEXUALHARASSMENT
Quid Pro Quo
Hostile
Environment
TYPES OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
o Latin term meaning “this for that”
o Placing conditions on a person’s job
or terms of employment in return for
sexual favors
o Making promises of career
advancement, promotions, or other
benefits in exchange for sexual favors
•Offensive, unwanted, and unsolicited
comments and behaviors of a sexual nature
• Most prevalent form of sexual harassment
in the Army

5. SEXUALHARASSMENTINCLUDES
Physical contact
Abusive Sounds
Making sexually
colored remarks
Using sexually
abusive language or
signs in the presence of
woman employee;
Showing pornography
or the likes;
 Stalking
 Vulgar/indecent jokes,
phone calls, text massages,
e-mails,
 Physical confinement or
touches against the will
and likely to intrude upon
one’s privacy; or
 Demand or request for
sexual favors;