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What to do if you think you
are a victim of sexual harassment.
The first thing you need to do is
to determine if your case meets the conditions of
sexual harassment . Sexual harassment is defined
as conduct of a sexual nature, which includes:
- Verbal harassment or abuse of a sexual nature,
including intimating a desire for sexual relations,
or making jokes or remarks of a sexual nature.
- Displaying or posting through any medium, offensive
sexually suggestive pictures or materials in the
workplace.
- Use of sexually suggestive terms or gestures
to describe a person's body, clothing, or sexual
activities.
- Unwelcome physical contact of a sexual nature
such as patting, pinching, or unnecessary touching.
- Overt or implied threats against an individual
to induce him or her to provide sexual favors
or to engage in an unwelcome sexual relationship.
Not all workplace harassment or conflicts
meet the conditions of sexual harassment.
Thus, using a sexual harassment grievance to resolve
non-sexual harassment and conflicts does not resolve
the problem. Please check FGCU’s sexual harassment
policy (http://www.fgcu.edu/eeo/eeo_03_01.html)
and Sexual harassment complaint form (http://www.fgcu.edu/eeo/eeo_03_03.html)
Even if the situation you are facing does not fit
the criteria for sexual harassment, you have a right
to resolve it. It may be that the circumstances
fit the conditions of discrimination in general
(click here) or it may
be that this is a workplace conflict that can be
resolved using other tools provided by FGCU’s Conflict
Management System, including direct and assisted
communication (click here)
or individual mediation (click
here ).
In any case, you can always request a confidential
meeting with the Ombudsman Office (click here
to send e-mail)
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