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Sexual Harassment;Sexual Harassment;
Michael Burke EE
Blaise Corbett EE
Greg Decker EE
Adrienne Goodman CE
Bryan Smith EE
University at Buffalo
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Senior Seminar
Danger ZoneDanger Zone
Sexual Harassment is not what Sexual Harassment is not what you may think...you may think...What Sexual Harassment IS:
Unwelcome Sexual Advances Requests for Sexual Favors Verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
• Touching• Leering• Sexually charged words• Lewd Gestures• Invasion of “Personal Space”
These MAY constitute illegal harassment if: Submission or rejection of advances influences employment The conditions in the workplace create a “Hostile Work
Environment”
Sexual Harassment is not what Sexual Harassment is not what you may think...you may think...What Sexual Harassment is NOT:
•Compliments•General Profanity•Isolated instances of merely crude behavior
Bottom Line:Fear of a sexual harassment lawsuit is no reason to avoid all human
contact.
BUT BE CAREFUL!What may not be harassment to one person may be harassment to another.
What Is Sexual Harassment?What Is Sexual Harassment?The Law:
Sexual Harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Title VII “prohibits discrimination on the basis of race and sex with respect to the compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment.”
What Does That Mean?
Simply put, employment, or employee benefits are not to be linked in any way to a person’s gender, race or creed.
What is Sexual Harassment?What is Sexual Harassment?
• Hostile Work Environment• Harassment does not affect employment per se• Conditions of the working environment are altered
such that they have a detrimental effect on the victim
•Quid Pro Quo•Employment is contingent upon submission to sexual advances, or•Retaliation against sexual harassment complaints
Hostile Work EnvironmentHostile Work Environment
These pictures could be construed as sexual harassment, constituting a hostile work environment.
What is the Employer’s What is the Employer’s Responsibility?Responsibility?
Communicate the Law to ALL employees. Sponsor Sexual Harassment Training Program Create Policy that goes Beyond the Law
• Create a hierarchy that employees can use to report incidents
• Make it clear that Sexual Harassment will NOT be tolerated
Sexual Harassment Training Seminar
What is the Supervisor’s What is the Supervisor’s Responsibility?Responsibility? Be familiar with the law, and company policy
• Make sure that you adhere to both
Be Watchful• Pay attention to how employees interact
• Be aware of events or behaviors that my constitute harassment
• Talk to your employees about sexual harassment
Be Proactive• Take action, according to policy, when a subordinate reports sexual harassment
• Make sure the legal department is aware of all claims
Train your employees• Conduct training programs
• Discuss sexual harassment in staff meetings
What is the Employee’s What is the Employee’s Responsibility?Responsibility? Understand
• Know company policy and the law• Adhere to policy and the law• Be careful
Be Watchful• Pay attention to coworkers- avoid inadvertent offense• Look for subtle forms of harassment• Report any instances
Be active• Confront Harassers directly• If confrontation fails, file a grievance• Document ALL instances- detail Detail DETAIL!
What can What can YouYou do? do? Practical Advice for Engineers
Be courteous• Pleasantries are always allowed
• Remember, jokes that end with “If they weren’t watermelons,
what were they?” aren’t funny to everyone.
• Reference the Golden Rule
Think!• Don’t tweak “brittle” people for sport
• Try to avoid loaded words; you’re intelligent enough to express displeasure without the “F” word
• Ask yourself (or others): Am I offending anyone?
Be Professional• Keep your personal life personal, and your professional life professional
• Treat other employees, above and below you, with respect
The Koppaphil EquationA way for Engineers to know
D anger
I A S d
V
h x
2
dS P
lRt
p u
S w Tx n
Where d = proximity Sx = innuendo Ah = Obnoxious Quotient I = intentV = perception
And:
Where u = stink factor of cologne Sp = Amount of cologne (ml) Pu = B.O.R = Reason for contact t = time of contact(s) l = distance to victim(m)
Andw = # of loaded words used in conversation Tn = Tone of speech
Proximity dProximity d
The R factor.The numbers in the figure
indicate what number to use for R
Note that when R is infinity, proximity d goes to zero.
R is related to l exponentially
R = constant * exp(l)
0.8
0.05
0.5 0.5
0.01
0.10.5 0.5
11
0.9
1
Infintiy
Proximity dProximity d
No Cologne 0Gillette 2Eternity 4English Leather 5Old Spice 8High Karate 9Brut 10Aqua Velva 12
Some typical values of u. Values subject to individual preference.Exception: No Cologne is zero no matter what one’s preference is.
But, Seriously, What Have We But, Seriously, What Have We Learned?Learned?
Sexual Harassment comes in two forms• Quid Pro Quo• Hostile Work Environment
Everyone is responsible for preventing it Prevention can boil down to seven letters:
RESPECT
For More InformationFor More Information:
Check out these websites: Zero Tolerance Inc.
http://www.zt-inc.com Employer Publications
http://www.employerpublications.com Fair Measures
http://www.fairmeasures.com/print/report/index2.html New Jersey Chamber of Commerce*
http://njchamber.gti.net/Harassment/super/1001s.htm