Discussions of personal sexual exploits. Inappropriate physical contact. Displaying sexually suggestive pictures. Degrading or insulting remarks based on one's sex. Telephonic and electronic passage of harassing behavior.
Sexual harassment is demeaning and degrading.
It affects an individual's self esteem and can have a negative impact on performance at work or in class. It can make an individual feel angry, powerless and fearful. Sexual harassment doesn't affect only the individuals directly involved, it affects family, friends and co-workers. The fact that someone did not intend to harass sexually an individual is usually not a defense to a complaint of sexual harassment. In most cases, it is the effect and characteristics of the behavior that determine if the behavior constitutes sexual harassment.