What Constitutes Sexual Harassment and How Does Sexual Harassment Differ From Gender Discrimination?
Sexual harrassment can include unwanted touching.
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Gender discrimination and sexual harassment can occur in any organization, even though both are against the law. In 2012, there were 30,356 charges of gender discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which compares to the 28,534 cases filed in 2011. The EEOC received 11,364 sexual harassment suits in 2011, 84 percent of which were filed by women. Perpetrators of sexual harassment and gender discrimination may employ some of the same tactics.
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Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome contact of a sexual nature. This behavior may include requests for dates or sexual favors, unwelcome verbal or physical advances and expressed or implied threats that if the victim doesn’t give in, her employment status may be affected. Other actions such as posting sexually explicit material, making offensive comments about men or women in general or telling sexually oriented jokes may qualify as sexual harassment or creation of a hostile working environment.
Gender and Harassment
Although most of the cases filed with the EEOC were filed by women, sexual harassment can occur against men, too. The harasser might be male or female. In some cases, men will sexually harass other men or women will sexually harass other women. The key is that the behavior is unwelcome -- consensual sexual relations do not qualify as harassment. However, if one person ends the relationship and the other continues to press for dates or sexual activity
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• Female Discrimination in the Workplace
• What Steps Do You Take With Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
• Forms of Workplace Harassment
• Strategies to Curb Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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• Work Place Harassment & How to Avoid a Lawsuit
Gender discrimination and sexual harassment can occur in any organization, even though both are against the law. In 2012, there were 30,356 charges of gender discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which compares to the 28,534 cases filed in 2011. The EEOC received 11,364 sexual harassment suits in 2011, 84 percent of which were filed by women. Perpetrators of sexual harassment and gender discrimination may employ some of the same tactics.
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Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome contact of a sexual nature. This behavior may include requests for dates or sexual favors, unwelcome verbal or physical advances and expressed or implied threats that if the victim doesn’t give in, her employment status may be affected. Other actions such as posting sexually explicit material, making offensive comments about men or women in general or telling sexually oriented jokes may qualify as sexual harassment or creation of a hostile working environment.
Gender and Harassment
Although most of the cases filed with the EEOC were filed by women, sexual harassment can occur against men, too. The harasser might be male or female. In some cases, men will sexually harass other men or women will sexually harass other women. The key is that the behavior is unwelcome -- consensual sexual relations do not qualify as harassment. However, if one person ends the relationship and the other continues to press for dates or sexual activity