Harrasment

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way, or in a way calculated to invade her personal space.
∙ Touching of another’s breasts, genital areas, or derriere.
Whether or not conduct is unwelcome is a critical concept. Conduct is not welcome when it is unsolicited, when the victim has done nothing to incite it and when the victim views that conduct as undesirable or offensive. Simply because a woman acquiesces ti sexual demands-or participants in a sexual relationship, even for an extended period of time. Conclusions cannot be automatically drawn about whether or not she welcomed that conduct.
Welcomeness is frequently an issue when women have participated in a certain level of joking, teasing, or verbal repartee but feel uncomfortable or offered when the level of such sexually oriented discussion escalates. To be kinds of job-related threats or promises the harasser needs to be in a position of authority over the harassed employee. In this form of sexual harassment the accused is always the ...

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for dates, and only one percent included actual on attempted serious physical contact. The Working Women survey notes 39 percent of complaints were made about immediate supervisors another 26 percent about other people in the workplace and 32 percent about coworker behavior (p.46).
The commissions defintion goes to describe the two tyes of conduct considered to be sexual harassment. Quid prso quo and hostile environment. The quid por quo (“this for that”) sexual harassment invloves the exchange of a job benefit express or implied favors.
Example: “If you want to keep your job you will sleep with me.” Typical quid pro quo situations are suggestions of unecessary after-hours work ...

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