Sexual Harassment
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1.	 a)	Sexual	harassment	is	defined	as	unwanted	
sexual advances or visual, verbal, or physical 
conduct of a sexual nature by a person of the 
opposite or same sex  b) Simple teasing, off-
hand comments, one-time incidents that are not 
serious.  c) Creates hostile, offensive, or un-
comfortable	work	environment;	 When	harass-
ment	results	in	victim	being	fired	or	demoted.	
2.  Student’s choice of a) verbal comment, b) 
physical act, c) gesture.
3.  Calendars, cartoons, posters, notes, invitation, 
pictures.
4.	 Hugs,	kisses,	and	even	more.
5.  Loss of employment or physical harm.
6.  a) EEOC.  
	 b)	If	your	state	has	an	agency	that	helps	with	 harassment problems.
7.  Age, disability, pregnancy, race, religion.
8.	 Tell	harasser	that	you	will	not	tolerate	any	more	 harassment.		Explain	what	behavior	you	think	
is	offensive.		 Ask	coworkers	or	friend	to	erve	as	
witness.		Document.
9.	 So	that	it	is	not	your	word	against	the	harasser’s	 word.
10.	 a)	Keep	a	written	record.		
	 b)	Date	and	time	confronted	harasser,	name	of	 witness,	what	you	said,	what	harasser	said.
11.  Explain that you told the harasser in front of 
a	witness	what	behavior	is	offensive;	 Tell	the	
name	of	your	witness.		
12.  Because it can lead to expensive legal cases.
13.	 What	behavior	is	still	occurring;	date	and	time	 of	the	situation;	witnesses;	what	you	did;	what	
the harasser did.
14.  a) At  home. 
  b) Proof may disappear.
15.	 What	behaviors	you	want	stopped.	 You	will	file	
a complaint.
16.	 www.eeoc.gov	
17.	 Student’s	opinion	in	25-word	essay.
18.  a) Student's opinion.
  b) Reason for opinion.