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Naomi Locherno

Professor Patricia Schaefer

HRM 56510.31

19th Nov 2015

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Se#$a harassment is %an in&ivi&$a's cear re(ection of offensive an& inappropriate

a&vances. )hose a&vances are ma&e in a "a! that the! e#picit or impicit a person's

empo!ment "hich en&s $p interferin* "ith the victim's a+iit! to "or, therefore creatin*

offensive "or,in* pace. -n!one "hether staff a&ministrator or a st$&ent can +e a victim of

se#$a harassment an& an!+o&! can +e a harasser. -&&itiona! a man can se#$a! harass

another man an& a a&! can se#$a! harass another a&!.

/n the "or,pace con&$ct or a +ehavior "o$& +e consi&ere& se#$a harassment if it's

$n"ecome +ase& on a person's se# an& interferes "ith a person's a+iit! to &o his or her (o+.

Harassment then fas in three *ro$ps. irst it can +e ver+a that is thro$*h "or&s sai& "ritten or

inappropriate so$n&. Secon&! it can +e ph!sica +! hittin* p$shin* +oc,in* some+o&!'s "a!

or in appropriate! to$chin*. Last! it can +e vis$a thro$*h pict$res an& inappropriate o+(ects

that can +e cear! seen.



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)here are severa forms of se#$a harassment an& the main ones are $i& pro $o an&

hostie "or,in* environment. /n companies or an! other "or, paces $i& pro $o se#$a

harassment itera! means coercin* or &eman&in* se#$a favors of some ,in& to from the

victims more so the empo!ees in e#chan*e for specia treatment on the (o+. /n an! case the

empo!ee or the victim &oes not consent to the favors heshe ma! +e threatene&. )he other form

of harassment is hostie "or,in* environment harassment. )his happens s$ch that in the

"or,pace speech of se#$a nat$re is so common to a eve that if interferes "ith the empo!ees

performance &$e to too m$ch intimi&ation.

Some of the activities that constit$te hostie environment harassments inc$&e

inappropriate to$chin* se#$a comments a+o$t a person's cothin* comments a+o$t other

person's se#$a activit! amon* others. Norma! +ehaviors in an or*ani4ation or a "or, pace

are referre& to as %inappropriate if the victim compains a+o$t it an& ho" offensive it is. More

so "hen the recipient &oes not initiate it. espite the fact that the victim &oe not compain the

+ehavior is sti inappropriate.

/&ea! the con&$ct of harassments is eva$ate& from the recipient's point of vie" is it

&oes not matter if the person harassin* the victim inten&e& to. 7eather the ae*e& harasser

inten&e& to harass the victim or not heshe "i +e he& acco$nta+e. or instance "hen the



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victim is a a&! the co$rts sha intro&$ce a %reasona+e "oman stan&ar&' .)he a&! "o$& +e

as,e& "hether she fo$n& the con&$ct in $estion is hostie 8e*a &ictionar!.

)here are therefore severa "a!s to consi&er an environment as vioent. or instance an

environment is consi&ere& vioent +! ho" severe it is an& imite& to offensive "or&s

.-&&itiona! if the con&$ct "as ph!sica! h$miiatin* interferin* "ith the victim's "or,

performance menta! or ph!sica!. /f a person fees se#$a! harasse& at their "or,pace it is

their responsi+iit! to ma,e a compaint for instance to the chief H$man Reso$rces :fficer.

$rthermore the victim can aso fie a compaint "ith the E$a Empo!ment :pport$nit!

;ommission.

-e*e& recipient of se#$a harassment have a ri*ht to report an! compains even if the

harasser "as the compan!'s s$pervisor (o+ position &oes not matter. /t is therefore ever!one's

responsi+iit! to &eveop a *oo& "or,pace. or instance an empo!ee or a recipient sho$&

,no" feo" "or,ers as in&ivi&$as it is important to comm$nicate an& resove &ifferences at an

ear! sta*e. Learnin* a+o$t &ifferent c$t$res an& +ac,*ro$n&s of feo" co<"or,ers sho$& +e a

priorit! for +etter comm$nication. -voi&ance of *est$res +earin* se#$a racia or &isa+iit!<

a&en connotation "o$& +e *oo&. -so as an empo!ee it is a&visa+e not to toerate

inappropriate (o,es. ina! it is important to +e co$rteo$s respectf$ an& practice common

sense.



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espite the fact that co$rts have a man&ate of ens$rin* that the harasser is a"are of the

%$n"ecome& +ehaviors this &oes not sove ever!thin* companies an& their mana*ers sho$&

+e caref$ so as to prevent se#$a harassment p$s other $nethica +ehaviors from re occ$rrin*.

:n the other han& mana*ers sho$& +e $ic, to notice +ehaviors "hich are potentia to

&iscriminate an& imme&iate! inform the concerne& &epartment. S$+se$ent! mana*ers sho$&

treat their empo!ees fair! an& consistent!.



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