The list of behaviors below constitutes what is clearly sexual harassment by both women and the law:
- Asking for sexual favors in return for employment rewards
- Threats if sexual requests are not provided
- Sexually explicit pictures
- Grabbing private body parts
- Forced kissing
- Sexual assault or rape
- Sexually explicit remarks
- Obscene letters, e-mails, or comments
The list below constitutes what could be potentially sexual harassment:
- Violating personal space
- Foul language
- Body language, posturing or gesturing sexually
- Whistles or cat calls
- Lewd, off-color jokes
- Unwanted e-mails, letters, poems, or cards
- Questions about sexual experiences or preferences
- Suggestive posters, calendars, magazines or cartoons
- Repeated requests for dates
- Comments demeaning to a particular sex
If you’re wondering if your behavior is sexual harassment or not, a question to ask yourself is, “Would I want someone else to act this way toward my spouse, parent, child?” or “Would I act this way if my spouse, parent, child were standing next to me?”