Identify if the following situations demonstrate sexual harassment or prohibited behavior. You may make any assumptions that you would like when answering the questions. Document your responses and justify each by identifying how and why it is discriminatory. Prohibited Behavior 1. A female supervisor frequently praises the work of a highly competent male employee. 2. A male employee prominently posts a centerfold from a female pornographic magazine. 3. A female employee voluntarily accepts a date ith her male supervisor.
Identify if the following situations demonstrate sexual harassment or prohibited behavior. You may make any assumptions that you would like when answering the questions. Document your responses and justify each by identifying how and why it is discriminatory. Prohibited Behavior 1. A female supervisor frequently praises the work of a highly competent male employee. 2. A male employee prominently posts a centerfold from a female pornographic magazine. 3. A female employee voluntarily accepts a date ith her male supervisor.
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Transcribed Image Text:Identify if the following situations demonstrate sexual harassment or prohibited behavior. You may
make any assumptions that you would like when answering the questions. Document your responses
and justify each by identifying how and why it is discriminatory.
Prohibited Behavior
1. A female supervisor frequently praises the work of a highly competent male employee.
2. A male employee prominently posts a centerfold from a female pornographic magazine.
3. A female employee voluntarily accepts a date ith her male supervisor.
4. A male employee is given favored work assignments in exchange for arranging dates for his
boss.
5. Male employees put rubber snakes, spiders, and mice in the lunch box of a female coworker
because she screams when she is surprised by them. Male coworkers do not receive the same
kind of teasing
6. A client pressures a female salesperson for dates and sexual favors in exchange for a large
purchase
7. A female requests that her male assistant stay in her hotel room to save on expenses while at a
conference and holds acceptance of a job condition for continued employment.
8. A male has asked two female coworkers to stop embarrassing him by telling jokes of a sexual
nature sharing their sexual fantasies, but they continue telling him a "real man would not be
embarrassed"
9. Although he has shared his coworker that rubbing his shoulders and arms, calling him "Babe" in
front of his coworkers and pinching him is offensive, she continues to touch him in a way that
makes him feel uncomfortable.
10. John tells Sue an offensive joke, but when Sue says, "John, I don't appreciate your nasty jokes,
John responds, "I'm sorry, Sue, you're right, I shouldn't have told that one at work."
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