Way to be happened Sexual Harassment at Workplace


      Sexual harassment is, below all, a manifestation of power relations women are much more likely to be victims of Sexual harassment, Precisely because they more often than men lack power are in more vulnerable and insecure positions. Lack of self- confidence, or have been socialized to suffer in silence. In order to understand why women, endure the vast majority of sexual harassment, it is important to look at some of the underlying causes of this phenomenon.
·         Sexual harassment includes many things
•     Actual or attempted rape or sexual assault. 
•     Unwanted pressure for sexual favors. 
•     Unwanted deliberate touching, leaning over, cornering, or pinching. 
•     Unwanted sexual looks or gestures. 
•     Unwanted letters, telephone calls, or materials of a sexual nature.

·         Unwanted pressure
•     Unwanted sexual teasing, jokes, remarks, or questions. 
•     Referring to an adult as a girl, hunk, doll, babe, or honey.
•     Whistling at someone.
•     Cat calls. 
•     Sexual comments. 
•     Turning work discussions to sexual topics. 
            •     Sexual innuendos or stories. 
•     Asking about sexual fantasies, preferences, or history. 
•     Personal questions about social or sexual life. 
•     Sexual comments about a person's clothing, anatomy, or looks. 
•     Kissing sounds, howling, and smacking lips. 
            •     Telling lies or spreading rumors about a person's personal sex life. 
            •     Neck massage. 
            •     Touching an employee's clothing, hair, or body. 
            •     Giving personal gifts. 
            •     Hanging around a person. 
            •     Hugging, kissing, patting, or stroking. 
            •     Touching or rubbing oneself sexually around another person. 
            •     Standing close or brushing up against a person. 
            •     Looking a person up and down (elevator eyes). 
            •     Staring at someone. 
            •     Sexually suggestive signals. 
            •     Facial expressions, winking, throwing kisses, or licking lips. 
•     Making sexual gestures with hands or through body movements

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