411 on Sexual Harassment
Sexual assault, sexual harassment and date rape are very serious issues that many Canadians face on a daily basis.
In a 1993 Health Canada survey, four out of five female undergraduates surveyed at Canadian universities said that they had been victims of violence in a dating relationship. Of that number, 29 per cent reported incidents of sexual assault.
The following will educate students on various facts regarding sexual assault, sexual harassment and date rape.
Sexual Assault Is:
- Any unwanted act of a sexual nature forced by one person upon another;
Force Includes:
- Using physical strength or weapons.
- Threats of using physical strength or weapons.
- Getting a person high or drunk in order to have sex.
- Having sex with someone who cannot consent. For example, she has too much to drink or is asleep.
- A crime, even in a dating or spousal relationship.
- Not a loss of control; it is an act of power and control.
Facts about Sexual Assault
- One in four Canadian women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime - half of these assaults will be against women under 16.
- Of the women who are sexually assaulted, more than half are assulted by men they know.
- No woman ever “asks” or deserves to be sexually assaulted - whatever a woman wears, wherever she goes, whomever she talks to, “no” means “no”.
- Call the Sexual Assult Centre of London for confidential support - 519-438-2273.
Sexual Harassment is?
- As defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: “Sexual harassment consists of verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, imposed on the basis of sex, that denies, limits, or provides different treatment.”
Examples of Sexual Harassment
- Physical touching of any kind that is sexual in nature.
- Direct or implied threats that submission to sexual advances may favorably affect employment, work status, promotion, grades, or letters of recommendation, or that rejection of sexual advances may produce a negative effect.
- Direct propositions of a sexual nature.
- Subtle pressure for sexual activity, one element of which may be conduct such as repeated or unwanted staring.
- A pattern of conduct that tends to bring discomfort and/or humiliation, which may include comments of a sexual nature, or sexually explicit jokes, statements, questions, or anecdotes.
- A pattern of conduct that would tend to bring discomfort or humiliation to a reasonable person at whom the conduct was directed, which may include unnecessary touching, patting, hugging, or brushing against a person's clothing or body, or remarks about sexual activity or speculations about previous sexual experience.
In a 1993 Health Canada survey, four out of five female undergraduates surveyed at Canadian universities said that they had been victims of violence in a dating relationship. Of that number, 29 per cent reported incidents of sexual assault.
The following will educate students on various facts regarding sexual assault, sexual harassment and date rape.
Sexual Assault Is:
- Any unwanted act of a sexual nature forced by one person upon another;
Force Includes:
- Using physical strength or weapons.
- Threats of using physical strength or weapons.
- Getting a person high or drunk in order to have sex.
- Having sex with someone who cannot consent. For example, she has too much to drink or is asleep.
- A crime, even in a dating or spousal relationship.
- Not a loss of control; it is an act of power and control.
Facts about Sexual Assault
- One in four Canadian women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime - half of these assaults will be against women under 16.
- Of the women who are sexually assaulted, more than half are assulted by men they know.
- No woman ever “asks” or deserves to be sexually assaulted - whatever a woman wears, wherever she goes, whomever she talks to, “no” means “no”.
- Call the Sexual Assult Centre of London for confidential support - 519-438-2273.
Sexual Harassment is?
- As defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: “Sexual harassment consists of verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, imposed on the basis of sex, that denies, limits, or provides different treatment.”
Examples of Sexual Harassment
- Physical touching of any kind that is sexual in nature.
- Direct or implied threats that submission to sexual advances may favorably affect employment, work status, promotion, grades, or letters of recommendation, or that rejection of sexual advances may produce a negative effect.
- Direct propositions of a sexual nature.
- Subtle pressure for sexual activity, one element of which may be conduct such as repeated or unwanted staring.
- A pattern of conduct that tends to bring discomfort and/or humiliation, which may include comments of a sexual nature, or sexually explicit jokes, statements, questions, or anecdotes.
- A pattern of conduct that would tend to bring discomfort or humiliation to a reasonable person at whom the conduct was directed, which may include unnecessary touching, patting, hugging, or brushing against a person's clothing or body, or remarks about sexual activity or speculations about previous sexual experience.
