Sexual Harassment Advisors Network

What is sexual harassment?

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Sexual harassment is defined in Purdue University's Executive Memorandum C-33 -http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/human_resources/c_33.html :

"Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors, or other written, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

  1. submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity;
  2. submission to, or rejection of, such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for, or a factor in, decisions affecting that individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity or;
  3. such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's employment or academic performance or creating an intimidating, offensive, or hostile environment for that individual's employment, education, or participation in a University activity."
The network welcomes questions individuals might have about sexual harassment.


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