Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, and/or other verbal, visual or physical conduct of a sexual nature .

Sexual harassment includes many things

1.  Verbal

2.  Non verbal

3.  Physical

Verbal

·  Referring to an adult as a girl, hunk, doll, babe, or honey

·  Whistling at someone, cat calls

·  Making sexual comments about a person’s body

·  Making sexual comments or innuendos

·  Turning topics

·  Telling sexual jokes or stories

·  Asking personal questions about social or sexual life

·  Making sexual comments about a person’s clothing, anatomy, or looks

Repeatedly asking out a person who is not interested

Non-Verbal

·  Looking a person up and down (Elevator eyes)

·  Staring at someone

·  Blocking a person’s path

• Following the person

• Giving personal gifts

Physical

·  Giving a massage around the neck or shoulders

·  Touching the person’s clothing, hair, or body

·  Hugging, kissing, patting, or stroking

·  Touching or rubbing oneself sexually around another person

·  Standing close or brushing up against another person