Question

What is hostile environment sexual harassment? Explain in detail, including what's required to prove a case.

Answer 1

Hostile means the working environment; therefore, hostile environment sexual harassment mainly stands for the molestation of an individual within working environment or workplaces. It is mainly associated with women rather than men. Such kind of harassment stands for unwelcome touching, abusive language throwing, sexual jokes, In addition, staring at the employee body in a dishonest manner. Besides, offering for dinner and late night work within office also can be recognized as a sexual approach towards an employee. In the context of proving such case, it can be said that an unwanted sexual proposition in exchange of promotion offer stands for hostile environment sexual harassment. Such kind of case also can be proved by evaluating dinner offer, sexual talk in the dinner etc. As an example, some scenario can be determined in the context of proving sexual harassment cases such as

• Indirect pressure for going to dinner

• Intimate discussion at the dinner table like, family, dress, personal preferences

• Offered for going to an outside tour

• To be an afire partner in exchange of promotion