1 / 6

How to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Amongst Women

How to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Amongst Women. Laura Duffy. Steps to Take to Prevent Harassment. Keep a diary. document the problem. Keep detailed entries describing each time (Witnesses, who said what, when it happened). Start low.

sonel
Download Presentation

How to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Amongst Women

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. How to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Amongst Women Laura Duffy

  2. Steps to Take to Prevent Harassment • Keep a diary. • document the problem. • Keep detailed entries describing each time (Witnesses, who said what, when it happened). • Start low. • Start with supervisor, and express concerns. • Bring diary to present your case • Involve the law. • File a complaint with a government agency, if company didn’t handle it. • Report quickly as possible (180 day deadline).

  3. How Can You Tell If Conduct Is Unwelcome? • Outright Rejection. • Ambiguous Rejection. • Soured Romance.

  4. As The Accused • “You have a duty to cooperate in the investigation, regardless of whether you believe the allegations to be true or false. You will be expected to answer questions completely and honestly”.

  5. Disciplinary Measures • Oral/ written warning. • Deferral of a raise or promotion. • Demotion. • Suspension. • Discharge. • Depending on the severity of the situation, the accuser can even face jail time.

  6. References • Doctor.ost.dot.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2009, from Sexual Harassment Fact sheet Web site: http://www.doctor.ost.dot.gov/Documents/co mplaint/Preventing_Sexual_Harassment.htm • Stoler, Bailey. Safety.com. Retrieved May 17, 2009, from Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace Web site: http://www.safety.com/articles/sexual- discrimination-in-the-workplace.html.

More Related