What is sexual harassment?
What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome and inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from verbal transgressions to sexual abuse or assault. Sexual harassment can include someone: •touching, grabbing or making other physical contact without consent •making comments to that have a sexual meaning •asking for sex or sexual favours •leering and staring •displaying rude and offensive material so that you or others can see it •making sexual gestures or suggestive body movements •cracking sexual jokes and comments around or to you •questioning you about your sex life •insulting you with sexual comments •behaviour on a phone call that makes you feel uncomfortable •indecently exposing themselves to you •sexually assaulting you. Sexual harassment may take various forms, and can be said to exist on a range from seeming...