.Hostile
Environment
Mutual Respect
Quid Prod Quo
Unwelcome
The
University of California defines sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual
advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct
of a sexual nature when:
* Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a
term or condition of instruction, employment or participation in any University
activity;
* Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used
as basis for evaluation in making academic or personnel decisions affecting
an individual; or
* Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with
an individual's performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive
university environment.
In determining whether conduct constitutes sexual harassment, consideration
may be given to the totality of circumstances, including the nature and
frequency of the conduct and the context in which the incidents occurred.
To read the UC SYSTEMWIDE POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND COMPLAINT
RESOLUTION PROCEDURES go to www.ucop.edu/ucophome/coordrev/policy/PP121404policy.pdf
This type of sexual harassment refers to unwelcome and unreasonable conduct of a sexual nature (including demeaning or aggressive conduct targeting a person because of his/her sex) engaged in by a student, employee, supervisor, or teacher that creates a hostile, offensive or intimidating working or learning environment. The conduct must be sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of employment or learning and create an abusive environment from the standpoint of a reasonable person with the same fundamental characteristics (gender) as the victim.
The basis for friendships and relationships.
In
this form of sexual harassment the harasser is someone with authority,
such as a supervisor or a teacher, who implicitly or explicitly either
1. offers a job or educational benefit, such as a promotion or higher
grade, in exchange for submitting to sexual conduct,
2. or threatens to deny or take away an educational or employment benefit
because the employee or student rejected a request for sexual conduct.
Quid pro quo harassment usually puts the recipient in a very awkward position.
He or she is often afraid to say "no" for fear of retaliation,
and sometimes says "yes" simply to ensure receiving the desire
reward.
Conduct of a sexual nature must be unwelcome or uninvited by the male or female in order to constitute sexual harassment. Unwelcome conduct is unwanted, unsolicited, and not requested. It usually makes the recipient feel very uncomfortable and/or anxious. Unwelcomeness may exist even when the person targeted actually tolerated or submitted to the conduct of a sexual nature. It is the impact of the conduct on the person harassed, not the harasser's intentions, that is relevant.
