Sexual harassment is one of many forms of illegal sexual discrimination.
It arises out of an unfair use of influence, power, or authority by one person over another, or a lack of respect for another person. Even in subtle forms, it creates confusion because the normal boundary between professional or social roles and personal relationships is blurred. Sexual Harassment can involve persons in authority such as faculty, administrators, staff or TA's, or can also involve fellow workers or students by subjecting one person or group of persons to unwanted sexual attention.