Workplace Harassment Awareness

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It is the policy of Arkansas State University
that all employees, students, customers,
contractors, and visitors to our campus enjoy a
positive, respectful and productive work
environment free from behavior, actions or
language constituting workplace harassment.
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• Engaging in workplace/sexual harassment is
  unacceptable conduct which will not be tolerated.
  
• Any employee found to have engaged in
  workplace/sexual harassment will be subject to
  disciplinary action up to and including
  termination.
• Managers and supervisors who know or should have
  known of workplace harassment and fail to report
  such behavior, or fail to take immediate,
  appropriate action, will be subject to
  disciplinary action up to and including
  termination.

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• This policy recognizes ASUs commitment to the
  understanding that the maintenance of ethical
  standards and the concerns for academic freedom
  prohibit the exploitation of employees and
  students. 
• ASU is required by law to take all steps
  necessary to prevent sexual harassment. These
  steps include informing individuals of their
  rights and responsibilities, developing
  educational programs to sensitize the campus
  community to the issue, and developing sanctions
  against harassment.

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• Employees may be held personally liable for acts
  of discrimination or sexual harassment. Because
  the filing of a complaint is serious, an
  individual found to have filed false charges,
  will be subject to disciplinary action up to and
  including termination.

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• Such conduct has the purpose or effect of
  unreasonably interfering with an individual's
  work (or academic) performance or creating an
  intimidating, hostile or offensive working
  (learning) environment." 

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• Which situations could be harassment?
• suggestive photos displayed in an academic office
• repeatedly asking someone for a date
• gestures which have sexual meaning

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Quid Pro Quo

• Definition This for that
• Employment decisions/student grades based on
  sexual favors

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Examples of Quid Pro Quo

• Firing an employee or failing a student who ends
  a romantic relationship
• Changing performance expectations after an
  employee or student refuses repeated requests for
  a date

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Hostile Environment

• When verbal or nonverbal behavior (in the
  workplace or classroom)
• focuses on the sexuality of another person or
  occurs because of the persons gender
• is unwanted or unwelcome and
• is severe or pervasive enough to affect the
  persons work (classroom) environment

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Examples of Hostile Environment

• Remarks about sexual activity
• Touching--brushes, pats, hugs, shoulder rubs,
  pinches, etc.
• Repeated requests for dates
• Sending sexual mail, notes, e-mail or making
  sexually explicit phone calls

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Hostile Environment
That sweater is hot!
Go for a date?

• Usually repeated several times

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Behaviors That May Create Hostile Environment

• When they are UNWANTED
• Off-color jokes or teasing
• Comments about body parts or sex life
• Suggestive pictures or drawings
• Inappropriate language
• Leering, stares or gestures

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Gender Harassment

• A form of sex discrimination
• Need not be sexual in nature
• Would not have occurred except for victims
  gender
• youre a pushy broad

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Jokes not a laughing matter

• two chicks at a bar and
• the farmers daughter
• how many dumb blondes does it take
• you know youre hen-pecked if

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Harassment via technology

• Communications Act of 1934 amended in 1968
  regarding telephone calls
• Stalking and harassment via e-mail also unlawful

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Victims Rights

• Does not have to suffer tangibly
• Does not have to object

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In the eye of the beholder

• Defined by the victim
• No intent? Not innocent!
• Unwanted behaviorsexual harassment

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What should you do?

• If youre a victim
• tell your Chair or Dean
• tell your HR representative

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You can stop it

• Let others know if they behave in a way that
  makes you uncomfortable

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What should you do?

• If youre a harasser
• reconsider your priorities
• dont say things that demean men or women

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Standards for Everyone

• Read and understand the policy
• Uphold the policy, state and federal law
• Know ASUs complaint procedure
• Report any incident you think is harassment

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What will happen?

• Informal mediation--attempt to resolve
• Formal complaint (grievance)
• Data gathered
• Determination of sufficient evidence to support
  claim
• Appeal possible
• Grievance hearing
• Disciplinary action

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Use your power wisely

• Use power over students to enrich, not instill
  fear
• Use influence with peers to create a balanced
  work environment
• Build a cordial atmosphere for students, faculty
  and staff

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Human Resources will provide you with ASUs
Sexual Harassment Policy and require that you
sign a statement acknowledging that you are
familiar with the policy.