SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Q6. Service members can attend civil rights demonstrations and similar gatherings except for what conditions? a. b. c. Q7. You have submitted a special request chit and feel that the chain of command has not resolved your discrimination complaint. What should be your next course of action? Q8. What is hazing? Q9. What is the Navy’s policy on hazing? SEXUAL HARASSMENT Learning Objectives: When you finish this chapter, you will be able to— � Recall the definition of sexual harassment. � Identify the policies that pertain to sexual harassment. All military and civilian personnel in the Department of the Navy have responsibilities. One of those responsibilities is to maintain high standards of honesty, integrity, and conduct to assure proper performance of business and to maintain public trust. Sexual harassment violates those standards, especially equal opportunity. Both men and women can be victims or harassers. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct that is sexual nature. Sexual harassment occurs when— � Submission to or rejection of such conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of a person’s job, pay, or career, or � Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as a basis for career or employment decisions affecting that person, or � Such conduct interferes with an individual’s performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. This means that if a supervisor or someone in a command position makes sexual advances and tells you that if you don’t go along you could lose your job, not be promoted, or make it impossible to do your job because of that persons actions, you are being sexually harassed. Any supervisor or person in a command position who uses sexual behavior to control or affect your career, pay, or job is sexually harassing you. Also, any person who makes unwelcome verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature is sexually harassing you. Basically, sexual harassment means bothering someone in a sexual way. For a person’s behavior to be considered sexual harassment, it must meet three criteria: 1. Be unwelcome 2. Be sexual in nature 3. Occur in or impact on the work environment UNWELCOME BEHAVIOR Unwelcome behavior is behavior that a person doesn’t ask for and considers undesirable or offensive. Not everyone has the same perception (idea) of what is undesirable or offensive. What’s okay for some people isn’t okay for others. So, whose perception should be used, the person who is giving the unwelcome behavior or the person 1-19 Student Notes: