Week 9 EOC: Sexual Harassment

“Sexual harassment can happen anywhere but is most common in the workplace (and schools). It involves unwelcome words, deeds, actions, gestures, symbols, or behaviors of a sexual nature that make the target feel uncomfortable.”(Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry, p.339) The majority of the people have experienced or someday experience sexual harassment in some sort of way throughout their life. All kinds of harassments are considered serious such as: bullying harassment, psychological harassment, racial harassment, religious harassment, stalking, and sexual harassment. There are two types of sexual harassment quid pro quo and hostile environment. Quid pro quo is “when a perpetrator makes conditions of employment contingent on the victim providing sexual favors. This type of harassment is less common.” (https://rainn.org/get-information/types-of-sexual-assault/sexual-harassment) Hostile environment is when unwelcome, severe and persistent sexual conduct on the part of a perpetrator that creates and uncomfortable environment. Some examples are jokes, lewd postures, leering, rape, and inappropriate touching. “This type of harassment constitutes up to 95% of all sexual harassment cases.”( https://rainn.org/get-information/types-of-sexual-assault/sexual-harassment) People should not have to face with any types of harassment, but unfortunately we face different types of harassments every single day. There are many different types of harassments and everyone should know how to tell if they are harassment and be able to report it. If someone feels like they are going through any types of harassment they should always report it. For example, if a woman feels harassed by her boss or one of her co-workers she should report him to the department of Human Resources. This can also go vise versa if a man feels his co-worker is harassing him or boss he should also report it to the Human Resources department. “Harassment does not have to be of a sexual nature, however, and can include offensive remarks about a person’s sex. For example, it is illegal to harass a woman by making offensive comments about women in general.” (http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm)