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- 2. WHAT IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT? •a series of acts involving any unwelcome sexual advance, request or demand for a sexual favor, or other verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, committed by a government employee or official in a work-related, training- or education- related environment. • Any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature occurs, with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.
- 3. 3 TYPES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT VerbalSexual Harassment Physical Sexual Contact Non-Verbal Sexual Harassment
- 4. Verbal Sexual Harassment • involves sayinganything of a sexual nature to someone who is an unwilling recipient. EXAMPLES: • Requesting sexual favors • Expressing a desire for sexual contact or conduct • Using sexually-explicit language • Telling sexual jokes • Commenting on a person’s appearance • Speaking in a sexual tone • Using sexually-suggestive nicknames or terms of endearment
- 5. • Non-verbal sexualharassment is any form of unwanted sexual communication or conduct that involves something other than verbal speech but falls short of physical sexual contact. EXAMPLES: • Exposing oneself • Blocking a hallway or doorway • Blowing kisses or winking • Showing sexually-explicit videos • Staring, following, or stalking Non-Verbal Sexual Harassment
- 6. Physical Sexual Contact • Unwantedphysical contact is considered either sexual harassment or sexual assault, depending on the severity of the encounter. EXAMPLES : • Any form of unwanted touching • Patting, grabbing, rubbing, or pinching • Hugging or kissing
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- 9. EXAMPLES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT At home •demanding hugs • making unnecessary physical contact, including unwanted touchin • using rude or insulting language or making comments toward women (or men, depending on the circumstances) • commented on physical body or looks In school • touching or kissing someone • making comments or jokes of a sexual nature • showing or sending pornographic pictures • emails, texts or other messages with sexual content • repeated requests for dates • questions or comments about a person's sexual activity.
- 10. EXAMPLES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (Workplace) proquo is a Latin phrase that means, “this for that” or, “a favor for a favor.” In the employment context, quid pro quo sexual harassment typically involves a supervisor, manager, or executive offering an employment opportunity on the condition that the subordinate employee consents to There are two types of workplace sexual harassment. The first type is called “hostile work environment” sexual harassment, and the second is called “quid pro quo” sexual harassment. Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment – Quid Hostile Work Environment – A hostile work environment exists when instances of harassment, which may be insufficient to support legal claims on their own, are so pervasive that they make an employee uncomfortable returning to work each day..
- 11. Example of QuidPro Quo Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment • Requesting Sexual Favors for Hiring • Threatening to Terminate Someone if Sexual Favors Stop • Promising a Raise for Sexual Favors Hostile Work Environment • Sexual / racial harassment. • Discrimination of any kind. • Ridiculing or victimization • That feeling you get. • toxic work environment.
- 12. EXAMPLES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (PeerGroup) ● Sexual violence, such as rape, assault by penetration and sexual assault ● Sexual harassment, such as sexual comments, remarks, jokes and online sexual harassment, which may be stand-alone or part of a broader pattern of abuse ● Upskirting typically involves taking a picture under a person’s clothing without them knowing, with the intention of viewing their genitals or buttocks to obtain sexual gratification, or to cause the victim humiliation, distress or alarm ● Sexting (also known as ‘youth-produced sexual imagery’) ● define peer-to-peer sexual abuse as sexual abuse that happens between children of a similar age or stage of development.
- 13. EXAMPLES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT (Massmedia) ● Sending or uploading humiliating or personal photographs ● Making fake social media profiles with the intent to insult someone. ● Preying on a person's trust via instant messaging to get sensitive information and then spreading that information to others is called “phishing.” use of websites for stalking, intimidating, harming, or disgracing a target is known as “media harassment,”
- 14. How to counter sexual harassment? •Employers, housing providers, educators and other responsible parties also need procedures for dealing with sexual harassment by third parties. These procedures should show how people are expected to respond to the harassment, make sure that serious and/or ongoing problems are brought to the attention of those in charge, and also that the people in charge take appropriate steps to assess the situation and take remedial action. • Informing people within that group, harassment is prohibited; • Identifying who/ when should contact to discuss harassment questions or concerns;
- 15. How to counter sexual harassment ? •Assuring employees/students or other responsible that they will not be punished for asking questions or sharing their concerns; • Responding to harassment questions or concerns and investigating harassment complaints promptly and effectively; and • Ensuring that leader understand their responsibility to stop, address and prevent harassment. • The organization must maintain a fair and equitable environment free of sexual and gender-based harassment, and stating that the organization will not tolerate sexual and gender-based harassment.