What is sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment at work isn’t always easy to identify. Harasser can be co-workers, bosses or customers and can be male or female. Behaviors vary, too, including unwanted flirting and comments about your body, whistles, leers, jokes, touching and repeated requests for dates or sexual favors. What’s clear is that they leave the employee feeling uncomfortable with the attention. Employees can be sexual harassment victims even when it’s not directed at them. They may feel uncomfortable in a workplace that allows sexual banter, vulgar language or explicit decorations on the walls.