SEXUAL HARASSMENTS

Sexual harassment is any unwanted sexual behaviour that makes someone feel upset, scared, offended or humiliated, or is meant to make them feel that way.

Other types of sexual violence include rape and sexual assault.

Victims and survivors of sexual harassment are often told that they are being 'unreasonable’ or 'too sensitive', or that they ‘can’t take a joke’.

But, sexual harassment is never funny and should not be happening.

It can often often make victims and survivors feel upset, scared, humiliated or unsafe. For some, it can have a serious impact on their physical and mental health, and affect their quality of life.

You might have heard people talking about sexual harassment happening at work. But it can happen anywhere and takes many forms.

Some important things to know about sexual harassment and the law:

• It is the person receiving the sexual behaviour who decides if it’s unwanted – NOT the person doing the behaviour.
• It doesn’t matter if other people think the unwanted sexual behaviour is okay. Or if it’s common in the place it’s happened in.
• It can be a one-off incident or repeated.
• Just because certain sexual behaviour was welcomed or not objected to in the past doesn’t mean that it can’t become unwanted. Or that other sexual behaviour is wanted.
• Unwanted sexual behaviour doesn’t need to be intentionally directed at the victim or survivor – it can be something they witness or overhear.
• If a victim or survivor of sexual harassment is treated badly or less favourably because of their reaction to that harassment, the Equality Act 2010 says that this is also harassment.

So lets fight it to the last! War Against Sexual Harassments !!