List five examples each of verbal, nonverbal, and physical forms of sexual harassment

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Sexual harassment falls into three categories: verbal, nonverbal, and physical. The following examples may represent sexual harassment if the behavior is clearly unwelcome and not reciprocated.

?

Verbal

• Sexual innuendo ("So you're majoring in packaging? I love your packaging.")

• Suggestive comments ("Those jeans really fit you well.")

• Sexual remarks about a person's clothing, body, or sexual activities ("I noticed you lost weight. I'm glad you didn't lose your gorgeous chest, too.")

• Sexist insults or jokes or remarks that are stereotypical or derogatory to members of the opposite sex ("Women should be kept barefoot, pregnant, and at the edge of town.")

• Implied or verbal threats concerning one's grades or job ("It's simple. If you want to pass this course, you have to be nice to me, and sex is the nicest thing I can think of.")

• Sexual propositions, invitations, or other pressures for sex ("My office hours are too limited. Why don't you drop by my house tonight? We'll have more privacy and time to get to know each other.")

• Use of employment position to request dates or sexual favors

?

Nonverbal

• Visual sexual displays; unwanted display of pornographic pictures, posters, cartoons, or other materials

• Body language (such as leering at one's body or standing too close)

• Whistling suggestively

• Mooning or flashing

• Obscene gestures

• Actions that involve gender-directed favoritism or disparate treatment

?

Physical

• Patting, pinching, and any other inappropriate touching or feeling

• Bra snapping

• Brushing against the body

• Grabbing or groping

• Attempted or actual kissing or fondling

• Coerced sexual intercourse

• Attempted or actual sexual assault