What is Sexual Harassment
Definition
Sexual harassment means any unwanted conduct with
sexual undertones if it occurs or which is persistent and
which demeans, humiliates or creates a hostile and
intimidating environment or induces submission by actual
or threatened adverse consequences and includes any one
or more or all of the following unwelcome acts or behavior
(whether directly or by implication), namely:
v Any unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of
sexual nature
v Demand or request for sexual favors
v Making sexually coloured remarks
v Physical contact and advances
v Showing pornography
Circumstances leading to
Sexual Harassment
Anyone (or more than one) of the following circumstances, if it
occurs or is present in relation or connected with any behavior
that has explicit or implicit sexual undertones-
v Implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment as quid
pro quo for sexual favors.
v Implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in the
conduct of work.
v Implied or explicit threat about the present or future status
of the person connected.
v Creating an intimidating offensive or hostile learning
environment.
v Humiliating treatment likely to affect the health, safety,
dignity or physical integrity of the person concerned.
ICC, School of Open Learning, University of Delhi, India