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Sexual Harassment is a form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
Any person in a supervisory or command position who uses or condones implicit or explicit sexual behavior to control, influence or affect the career, pay or job of a military member or civilian employee is engaging in sexual harassment. Similarly, any military member or civilian employee who makes deliberate or repeated unwelcome verbal comments, gestures or physical contact of a sexual nature is also engaging in sexual harassment, which is unacceptable conduct and will not be condoned or tolerated in any way. Forms or Types
of Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment includes unwanted:
Harassment occurs when a person in a position to control, influence, or affect another person's job or career uses his or her authority and power:
Harassment also includes an "intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment." Hostile/Offensive
Work Environment
This form of sexual harassment may be found not only because the employee is the direct object of the sexually oriented attention, but can also be based on complaints from other employees who object to the offensive behavior, or feel that it may adversely affect their employment chances. The offensive/hostile work environment concerns the overallwork condition that is offensive to employees or interferes with their work. How To Stop Unwanted
Sexual Attention * Say it again. Like a broken record, you may have to repeat your objections until the unwelcome behavior stops. Continue repeating the statement until the person stops the behavior and takes your request seriously. You don't have to explain or justify why you want the person to stop. * Talk to your supervisor. If it is your supervisor doing the sexual harassment, talk with his or her supervisor, your EEO Point of Contact, an EEO Specialist, or the EEO Manager (in that order). * Write a letter to the sexual harasser and include the following:
Make a copy and give the letter to the harasser in front of a witness. Keep a record of pertinent facts, including the date, time, place, circumstances, act and witness, if any. Talk to friends, co-workers and relatives about the problem to build a strong support system. Contact
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