What Does Sexual Harassment Include?
Sexual harassment can be physical or verbal. It includes:
- Hostile environment: A hostile environment occurs when another person makes you uncomfortable with staring, whistling, shouting, crude jokes, suggestive touching, stalking, tons of e-mails or phone calls or any other unwanted contact.
- Quid pro quo: This is a Latin phrase that means "something for something." It refers to a situation in which somebody in a position of power over you threatens to give you a bad grade, kick you off a team or not let you play, or get you in trouble if you don't agree to the sexual act. It may also refer to a boss who bribes you with a better job or more pay in exchange for sexual favors. This person is incorrectly using his or her higher status above you, and it is illegal.
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Teen Victim Project, National Center for Victims of Crime.
Hotlines for Help:
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Hotlines for Teens, (.pdf).
Below are sources PAMF accessed when researching this topic. PAMF does not sponsor or endorse any of these sites, nor does PAMF guarantee the accuracy of the information contained on them.
Teen Victim Project, National Center for Victims of Crime.
Hotlines for Help:
Crisis Lines and Hotlines
Hotlines for Teens, (.pdf).