~#1 AM I SEXUALLY HARASSED? : how to identify sexual harassment~

D'LADY FORECAST~ 

Sometimes questions are more important than answers

How do I know I am sexually harassed?
Do they sexually harassed me?
Is this sexual harassment?

Those are examples of common question
that we will hear or we will ask.
There are three major characteristics of sexual harassment;

• The behavior is unwanted or unwelcome
• The behavior is sexual or related to the sex or gender of the person
• The behavior occurs in context of a relationship that includes formal power or informal power

UNWANTED BEHAVIOR

The fact that the behavior is unwanted
makes sexual harassment different from other kinds of interaction.
In sexual harassment, the behavior, to some degree,
is defined by the victim.
So in simple words, we can say that
if the behavior is unwelcome,
it can be sexual harassment.
This situation will happen to anybody,male or female.
If it is welcomed, it is not likely to be sexual harassment.
For example:
Gita is waiting for her friend at the bus stop. Suddenly, a man come and stand close to her.
Then, up to a point the man touch her buttocks and makes her feeling really uncomfortable.

Women seem less confused about sexual harassment,
whether or not they use the term, than men.
They know when they are uncomfortable.
They know the difference between witty comment and sexual joke.
They know the difference between flirting and sexual intimidation.
They know the difference between a friendly touch and sexual assault.


#TO BE CONTINUE~

*REFERENCES/RESOURCES:
-Sexual Harassment on Campus, Bernise R.Sandler, 1997; Ally & Bacon