Mgmt 311: Individual Paper On Sexual Harassment
Individual Paper on Sexual Harassment
MGMT 311
Presented to: Dr. Don. A Okhomina
Submitted by: Rajon Powell
School of Business & Economics
Fayetteville State University
August 1, 2014
Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2009) is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual 's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual 's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Merriam Webster (n.d.) defines sexual harassment as uninvited and unwelcome verbal or …show more content…
Sexual harassment is not always hetero, it can also be homosexual. There have also been cases where the harassment has been peer to peer. In the 1970s US feminists succeeded in making sexual harassment a form of discrimination which is now prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Schultz and Goldsmith, 2001).
As law was put in place women would take their cases to court having their claims rejected by lower courts citing that they were fired due to their refusal to have affairs with their bosses not because of their sex (Schultz and Goldsmith, 2001). In lieu of this, appellate courts reversed and held the employer accountable for the bosses’ action which is now called quid pro quo harassment (Schultz and Goldsmith, …show more content…
Unwanted sexual statements is another type of seen as sexual harassment which can be made in person, in writing, electronically (email, instant messaging, blogs, web pages, etc.) and otherwise (What is Sexual Harassment, n.d.). Lastly unwanted personal attention which are letters, telephone calls, visits, pressure for sexual favors, pressure for unnecessary personal interaction and pressure for dates where a sexual/romantic intent appears evident but remains unwanted (What is Sexual Harassment, n.d.). Other examples could come in the form of gifts, staring at someone, following them or blocking their path, making sexual gestures with your body or hands or making facial expressions such as winking, kissing or licking your
MGMT 311
Presented to: Dr. Don. A Okhomina
Submitted by: Rajon Powell
School of Business & Economics
Fayetteville State University
August 1, 2014
Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2009) is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual 's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual 's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Merriam Webster (n.d.) defines sexual harassment as uninvited and unwelcome verbal or …show more content…
Sexual harassment is not always hetero, it can also be homosexual. There have also been cases where the harassment has been peer to peer. In the 1970s US feminists succeeded in making sexual harassment a form of discrimination which is now prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Schultz and Goldsmith, 2001).
As law was put in place women would take their cases to court having their claims rejected by lower courts citing that they were fired due to their refusal to have affairs with their bosses not because of their sex (Schultz and Goldsmith, 2001). In lieu of this, appellate courts reversed and held the employer accountable for the bosses’ action which is now called quid pro quo harassment (Schultz and Goldsmith, …show more content…
Unwanted sexual statements is another type of seen as sexual harassment which can be made in person, in writing, electronically (email, instant messaging, blogs, web pages, etc.) and otherwise (What is Sexual Harassment, n.d.). Lastly unwanted personal attention which are letters, telephone calls, visits, pressure for sexual favors, pressure for unnecessary personal interaction and pressure for dates where a sexual/romantic intent appears evident but remains unwanted (What is Sexual Harassment, n.d.). Other examples could come in the form of gifts, staring at someone, following them or blocking their path, making sexual gestures with your body or hands or making facial expressions such as winking, kissing or licking your