Sexual Harassment

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The paper provides a definition of the term sexual harassment and shows how perceptions of what might constitute harassment varies widely within society. The paper discusses various angles of the subject including harassment in the workplace, the fact that people in authority are more likely to sexually harass and the effects on the victims.

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"Two types of sexual harassment are considered to be illegal according to the guidelines prepared by US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), i.e., quid pro quo (Latin for "this for that") and hostile environment. Quid pro quo refers to a school employee explicitly or implicitly basing a decision (such as giving of a grade) conditional on an unwelcome sexual favor. ("Stop Student Sexual Harassment.."). The other type of sexual harassment called "hostile environment" is created through conduct of a sexual nature that is sufficiently severe, persistent, pervasive, and unwelcome. (Ibid.)"

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