Three different types of harassers are analysed. Second there is the dominance harasser, the most common type, who engages in harassing behaviour in order to bolster his male ego. Third are strategic or territorial harassers, who seek to maintain male privilege in jobs or physical locations, for example by harassing female employees in a predominantly male occupation. If asked, they may say they are just having fun and don't cause any harm. A few, though, consciously seek to humiliate their victims.
Sexual harassment is about power and there are several types of harassers.
So far, so good. Langelan at this point refers to a long experience of women's nonviolent action against harassment, putting it into a tradition including Gandhi's campaigns and, at greater length, the US civil rights movement. According to this theory, a tactic against sexual harassment is appropriate if it reflects the realities of women's lives, if it builds on and expands women's abilities, if it increases women's mobility and if it promotes independence. Ignoring harassment or recommending that women stay at home at night do not satisfy these criteria. In one case, a male bureaucrat made a suggestive remark about a female colleague during a meeting.