Sexual Harassment Vocabulary

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Sexual Harassment – Any unwanted or unwelcome verbal or physical sexual advances or requests for sexual favors.

Written Contact – Sexually suggestive or obscene letters, notes, invitations, or drawings: This may also include e-mail messages of a sexual nature:

Verbal Contact – Sexually suggestive or obscene comments, threats, jokes, propositions, about one’s body or characteristics that are used in a negative or embarrassing way:

Physical Contact – Any intentional pats, squeezes, touching, pinching, assault, blocking movement, or repeatedly brushing up against another’s body:

Visual Contact – Suggestive looks, leering, or staring at another’s body: Also displaying sexually suggestive objects or pictures, cartoons, posters, or magazines:

Sexual Blackmail – Sexual behavior to control another person’s work or school environment:

Sex-role Stereotyping – Occurs when specific abilities, behaviors, interests, and values are attributed to one sex: (Ex: Women should cook and clean the house.)

Sex-bias – Based on the assumption that one sex is superior to another: (Ex: Men are better at Math than women, so girls should not take Advanced Math classes.)

Sex-discrimination – Refers to any action that specifically denies opportunities, privileges, or rewards to a person or group because of their sex: (Ex: Women are not allowed to be members of Augusta National Country Club in Georgia, home of the PGA Masters.)

Refusal Skills – Ability to reinforce responsible decisions by saying "no" to certain choices:

Obscene Telephone Calls: The act of calling someone and talking about sexual subject
to obtain sexual pleasures