According to The Huffington Post, here are a few things you can do to avoid being sexually harassed. Read up and take notes, ladies. Read this list to make sure you aren't asking for it!!!!
Has the heady fragrance of Breast Health Month made it Sexual Harassment Month?We have Dave joking about his office affair, Roman getting high profile help for raping a 13 year old, Coupled with the iPhone App that simulates looking up a co-workers skirt.
In Fiscal Year 2008, the Equal Economic Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 13,867 charges of sexual harassment. Hey, I am not male bashing with these stats. 15.9% of those charges were filed by men. EEOC resolved 11,731 sexual harassment charges. They recovered $47.4 million in monetary benefits (not including monetary benefits obtained through litigation).
Barry Halote, Ph.D., a leading expert in sexual discrimination, states that a great percentage of harassment cases go unreported due to the back lash experienced.
He encourages employers to take steps to prevent sexual harassment from occurring."When management communicates that sexual harassment will not be tolerated fewer incidents occur." says Halote. Companies can do so by providing sexual harassment training to their employees and by establishing an effective complaint or grievance process and taking immediate and appropriate action when an employee complains.
Here are unexpected tips to help avoid harassment.
You Teach People How To Treat You
From the first day you walk in the door act like a professional. Work is not a popularity contest. Set boundaries, and teach people how to treat you. Be aware of what you say and how you behave. Don't let the door be opened to disrespectful behavior.Dress For Success
Sorry ladies. The advice is to dress conservatively. Sure, they wear mini skirts on TV and magazines. Don't do it at work. Sexy= Slutty when you are in the office. So, if you want to be taken seriously, then dress seriously.Give Them What They Want
Sexual harassers are insecure human beings. The best way to diffuse harassment is to give them what they want: attention and praise. Complement them. If the harasser had more self respect they would treat others with more respect. Acknowledge their work, the plant on their desk or best of all their hobby. It will distract them from harassing you.Nip It In The Bud
From the first smell of harassment be firm but confront the harasser.
"It makes me uncomfortable when you _____. " Short direct sentences and concrete examples work best.Dear Diary
Keep a very detailed diary of the incidents. Listen to yourself. If you are at all uncomfortable, then something is wrong. If the behavior persists tell a supervisor. Harassment is illegal and you will want a very clear paper trail and as many witnesses as possible.
I love starting my week off with a healthy dose of victim blaming, don't you????
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WTF.
Also notice the use of the word "complement" in place of the word "compliment."
At least the author of this article is making him/herself look like an idiot for more reasons than just the victim-blaming.
Wow....the "Give them what they want" is super classy and I'm sure is 100% fail proof. wtf.
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Time for a list of our own. Here's how to stop harassment. These are simple, basic rules that are easy to remember.
- don't assume coworkers and subordinates are your personal playthings. They are there to work. So are you. It all starts in your head.
- if you're the boss, remember you are signing the paycheques and women cannot be expected to feel safe around your sexual behaviour. It's called being a creep. Simply abstain from being one. Don't make the first move.
- don't touch your coworkers when they haven't given you permission to do this.
- don't hover over them, as an excuse to "better see the computer screen".
- don't stare at breasts and genitals.
- don't call employees at home and breathe creepily at them that you think they're wonderful.
- don't make sexual comments about coworkers or subordinates to other coworkers unless you get permission to do this.
- don't ask or make comments about someone's marital status or sex life, even if you think you know them. You probably don't know them that well. Assume they don't want to know you that well, either.
- if a woman rolls her eyes, moves away from you, tells you to stop your remarks or otherwise does not give you the exact response you are looking for, or that you expected to get, STOP TRYING, BACK OFF, and no, you are not allowed to think of her as a cock-teasing bitch. You're the problem, not her. Move on.
That's pretty pathetic. With all the hoopla that goes on when a woman in an extremist country gets raped and its blamed on the bridge of her nose showing or some crap, people still pull this shit?
"So, if you want to be taken seriously, then dress seriously."
Because the opinions of some low-life creeps are so important to you to change your wardrobe.
"Give Them What They Want
Sexual harassers are insecure human beings."
Sexual harassers are criminals. Tell the police or get a concealed carry permit.