Both women and men are asking that question in new ways these days. Sexual harassment is illegal, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, even if the harasser is not your boss. It may be illegal if the harassment happens only once but is sufficiently serious, such as the unwanted touching of genitalia.
Sexual harassment includes unwanted touching, advances, requests for sex, or sexual remarks.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in schools. It protects students from unlawful sexual harassment in any of a school's programs or activities, whether they take place in the facilities of the school, on a school bus, at a school-sponsored class or training program that takes place outside the school building, or elsewhere. In the case of both employment and education, harassment is illegal regardless of the gender of the victim or the harasser. Harassment in the military Check out a group devoted to fairness in the workplace. Tell Washington what you think.