3. QUID PRO QUO
 Latin term meaning, “one thing in return
for another”
 Conditions placed upon a person’s
career in return for sexual favors
 Promises of career advancement,
promotions, and other benefits, should the
victim give-in to the sexual actions

4. Definition
• Sexual Harassment is defined as unwelcome
sexual advances, requests for sexual favors,
and other verbal or physical conduct of a
sexual nature. – “University of Texas”
• Refers to comments, gestures, or physical
contacts of a sexual nature that are
deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome.
– “John J. Macionis”

6. Verbal
• – examples can include telling jokes, using
sexually explicit profanity, threats, sexual calls,
sexual comments, whistling in a sexually
suggestive manner, sexting.

7. Nonverbal
• – may include staring at someone lustfully (I.e.
“undressing someone with one’s eyes”),
blowing kisses, winking,
or licking of one’s lips
in a suggestive manner.

8. Physical Contact
• – may include touching, patting, pinching,
bumping, grabbing, cornering or blocking a
passageway, kissing, providing unsolicited
back or neck rubs.

9. How
to
prevent
sexual
harassment

10. • Direct Approach – Confront harasser and
tell him/her that the behavior is not
appreciated. Use common courtesy.

11. • -Indirect Approach – Send a letter to
the harasser stating the facts, personal
feelings about the inappropriate behavior and
possible resolution.

12. -Third Party – Request assistance from
another person.
- Chain of Command – Report the behavior to
immediate supervisor or others in chain of
command.
- File a Formal Complaint – take action to
formally file a complaint.