Chapter 3 Summary

Concept / brief description:
Preventing Sexual Harassment - The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) defines sexual and the behavior that constitutes it as; "unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature"(p.72-73). Through this definition I understood that any type of discrimination, threat or intimidation to gain sexual favors or advancement is morally and ethically wrong and also illegal. In today's society sexual harassment is a growing issue but often times go unreported. Leading types of claims filed are the posting of pictures with sexual content, touching of intimate body parts, sexual jokes, and I seen at my work a growing problem with text messaging material by way of cell phones.

Emotional Hook:
You have been asked as the Human Resource Manager to prepare a presentation for your companies employees on sexual harassment. What are the key points you want the employees to get from your meeting, and what could be said to better educate them to reduce incidents?

Key Points to Discussion:
Sexual harassment is a subject that every individuals behavior is different in respect to upbringing and culture. It is important for management to address this topic and have company policies in place that are in line with local and federal laws. With better awareness of punishments, hopefully the number of cases and law suites will decrease.

Facilitative Question:
How can management be better prepared to handle such situations as the arise?