What Constitutes Sexual Harassment
What constitutes sexual harassment? Any unwelcomed behavior in the form of verbal, visual or physical contact.
The key to it is the unwelcomed behavior. How and when it is identified as unwelcomed could be the gray area. Sometimes it will be clear and other times it could be more difficult.
Here is a quick and short list of what may constitute sexual harassment.
Verbal
Telling risque jokes even if the person you are telling is ok with it
Asking for sexual favors or attaching them to some benefit they may receive
Commenting on one's sexual anatomy
Continuing to pursue an unwanted relationship
Giving unwanted compliments with sexual overtones
Visual
Wearing suggestive clothing
Staring at someone's anatomy
Flirting nonverbally
Physical
Touching with any parts of your body to theirs Standing uncomfortably close
During a handshake not letting go
Hugging or kissing

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