1. Sexual Harassment

2. Sexual Harassment Is… Any unwanted sexual attention
Any unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. –Equal Employment Opportunities Commission

3. Sexual Harassment includes many thing:
Unwanted pressure for sexual favors or dates.
Unwanted deliberate touching, leaning over, cornering, or pinching.
Unwanted sexual looks or gestures
Unwanted letters, calls, texts, s, or materials of sexual nature.
Unwanted sexual teasing jokes, remarks, or questions

4. Also it includes:
Referring to an adult as a girl, doll, babe, honey, or demeaning names
Whistling at someone, howling, or cat calls.
Turning work or school discussions to sexual topics
Sexual innuendoes or stories
Asking about sexual fantasies, preferences, or history.

5. Also Personal questions about social or sexual life.
Sexual comments about a person’s clothing, anatomy, or looks
Telling lies or spreading rumors about person’s sex life.
Touching a someone’s clothing, hair, or body
Unwanted hugging, kissing, patting, or stroking.

6. These too! Touching or rubbing oneself sexually around another person
Looking a person up and down
Facial expressions, winking, throwing kisses, or licking lips
Making sexual gestures with hands or through body movements.

7. Flirting vs. Sexual Harassment
Receiver feels
Happy
Flattered
In control
Attractive
Important
Actions are
Mutual
Flattering
A compliment
Uplifting
Motivated by caring
Legal
Victim feels
Angry
Sad
Powerless
Ugly
Unimportant
Actions are
One-sided
Humiliating
A criticism
Attacking
Undesired
Motivated by power
illegal

8. Why victims Don’t report
The blame themselves
They don’t want to get the harasser into trouble
Don’t believe anything will be done about the harassment

9. Stopping Sexual Harassment
Tell the person that you do not like what they are doing, make direct statements
Tell a friend, counselor, administrator, employer,or trusted adult
Keep a record of the occurrence, and what was said or done
File a Civil rights claim