SEXUAL

HARRASMENT AT
THE WORK PLACE 

BY: KHUSHI PATEL

        JASMANJEET                       
      MEHTA
SUBJECT :         KHUSHAL                             
      JHANGRA
FRONT OFFICE        JASBIR                                     
   ALISINGANIA
      
WHAT IS SEXUAL HARRASMENT ?

Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual behaviour

that’s offensive, humiliating or intimidating. It can
be written, verbal or physical, and can happen in
person or online.

Anybody can experience sexual harassment,

regardless of their gender. When it happens at
work, school or at any place. sexual harassment
may amount to a form of discrimination.
  What does sexual harassment include?
Touching, grabbing or making other physical contact    
with you without your consent.                                                      Behaviour on a phone call that makes you feel
uncomfortable.

Indecently exposing themselves to you.

Making comments to you

Leering and staring at you.
 that have a sexual meaning.
 3 FORMS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

1. VERBAL  2. VISUAL  3.
PHYSICAL
 VERBAL HARASSMENT
This type of
harassment can
Verbal harassment can include:
take place in front of
other people or in private.
While verbal abuse isn’t Comments about clothing
A person's body Sexual or
gender based jokes or remarks

illegal on its own, it is

illegal in the
workplace when it’s coupled
Requesting sexual favours
Spreading rumours about a
or repeatedly asking a person
out
person's personal or sexual life

with sexual harassment or

racial discrimination, or
when it’s part of another
type of harassment or
 VISUAL HARASSMENT​
Visual harassment is a Sending sexual images
.Unwelcome gestures to
or videos to another
situation where the another person
person. 
individual exposes
themselves to another Staring at someone
Placing a poster with
else’s body offensively,
person without the information related to
and making the person
sexual behaviours.
feel uncomfortable
consent of the victim,
and the act affected their
Exposing someone else Displaying nasty
performance or attitude offensive pictures or messages or content
images without their from a website, book or
consent magazine
 PHYSICAL HARASSMENT​​

Physical harassment is an act

where someone Sexual assault or abuse
Inappropriately
touching or grabbing
or sexual rape
someone
inappropriately touched you
against your will. Physical
Deliberately brushing
Using intimidating
harassment in the workplace gestures
or rubbing your body
against someone

is also known as workplace

violence. Physical Blocking another
Kissing or hugging
someone
employee movements
inappropriately
harassment behavior
intimidates, embarrasses,
Unwelcome touching
threatens and makes the of another person's hair,
clothes or body
victim uncomfortable.
THE 2 CATEGORIES OF
SEXUAL
HARASSMENT 
QUID PRO QUO

•  occurs when an employee's supervisor, manager,

or other authority figure offers or suggests that an
employee will be given something, such as a raise
or promotion, in exchange for some sort of sexual
favor.

HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT

• a hostile work environment exists when one's

behavior within a workplace creates an
environment that is difficult or uncomfortable for
another person to work in, due to illegal
discrimination
 Understand Understand the definition of sexual harassment​

Incorporate Incorporate training on harassment and discriminatory treatment in your workplace​

10 Strategies for Ensure Ensure your workplace has a sexual harassment policy in place​

Preventing Raise Raise awareness​

Sexual Have Have clear harassment reporting procedures in place​

Harassment at Incorporate Incorporate staff welfare into review meetings and appraisals​

Work. Deal Deal with any allegations and concerns immediately​

Have Have a dedicated person in place to review any allegations​

Zero Zero tolerance policy​

Report any concerns immediately​

Report ​
DO WOMENS ONLY
FACE SEXUALLY
HARASSMENT ??

However, sexual harassment has nothing to do

with gender, it is about the person who is in
power.

In the current situations where women are also

in powerful positions at the workplace, there is
no reason why a woman in power cannot be
abusive and vituperative

Article 14 of the Constitution of India, which

is our Fundamental Right, specifies the right to
equality. But the legislation has a greater focus
on the issues that are faced by women
WHY MENS DON’T SPEAK
UP ?
Patriarchy is not only the root cause of problems faced by women but has
also created many setbacks for men. It forces men to be in predetermined
notions; where they have to live up to the toxic masculinity and behave in a
certain way.

The culture of masculinity is so strong, men who are sexually harassed at

the workplace face additional challenges because of the stereotypes while
some others do not even realize when they have been sexually abused

They don’t report their harassment or file a claim with the EEOC because

they are afraid of being mocked by co workers.

They may fear of being embarrassed if details of the harassment were

leaked, particularly if they believe that they should be able to handle the
issue themselves.