4.024.02Sexual HarassmentSexual Harassment

Critique career information in terms of Critique career information in terms of reliability and compatibility to personal reliability and compatibility to personal

information. information.

TermsTerms

1)1) Personal Career Profile – helps to organize career Personal Career Profile – helps to organize career information with, personal information and career information with, personal information and career information (education and training is a vital part of this information (education and training is a vital part of this information)information)

2)2) Bachelors degree- 4 years of schoolBachelors degree- 4 years of school3)3) Nontraditional occupations - careers that were typical for Nontraditional occupations - careers that were typical for

one gender but not the other.one gender but not the other.4)4) Myths/Stereotypes- an unfound belief or notionMyths/Stereotypes- an unfound belief or notion5)5) Bias - to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); Bias - to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person);

influence, esp. unfairly influence, esp. unfairly

6)6) Small Business Administration (SBA) - a Small Business Administration (SBA) - a government agency that aids, counsels, and government agency that aids, counsels, and assist all the interest of small business assist all the interest of small business

TermsTerms7)7) Entrepreneur - a person who organizes and manages Entrepreneur - a person who organizes and manages

a business; also a person who starts a businessa business; also a person who starts a business8)8) Innovative - creating value out of new ideas, new Innovative - creating value out of new ideas, new

products, new services or new ways of doing things products, new services or new ways of doing things 9)9) Entrepreneurship - the organization and management Entrepreneurship - the organization and management

of a businessof a business10)10) Capital - any money or equipment invested in running Capital - any money or equipment invested in running

a businessa business11)11) Profit - the amount of money left from total business Profit - the amount of money left from total business

income after paying all expensesincome after paying all expenses12)12) Retail sales - clerk, sales persons, telemarketer, and Retail sales - clerk, sales persons, telemarketer, and

repairer (clock/watch)repairer (clock/watch)

TermsTerms13)13) Sole ProprietorshipSole Proprietorship - simplest form of business because it only - simplest form of business because it only

requires one personrequires one person14)14) PartnershipPartnership – a form of business organization involving two or – a form of business organization involving two or

more people; Johnson & Johnson, Ben & Jerrymore people; Johnson & Johnson, Ben & Jerry15)15) FranchiseFranchise - allows the entrepreneur to view a business with a - allows the entrepreneur to view a business with a

proven track record, Buyer is often granted exclusivity (no one proven track record, Buyer is often granted exclusivity (no one else could buy the same franchise in the same area) Fast Food else could buy the same franchise in the same area) Fast Food Restaurants, Hotels and Motels, Carpet Cleaning Services, Restaurants, Hotels and Motels, Carpet Cleaning Services, Muffler and Brake ShopsMuffler and Brake Shops

16)16) CorporationCorporation - Owned by many people in which they all have - Owned by many people in which they all have limited liability on the responsibility, profits and debts of the limited liability on the responsibility, profits and debts of the companycompany

TermsTerms

17)17)Sexual Harassment-Sexual Harassment- Any unwelcome behavior Any unwelcome behavior of a sexual natureof a sexual nature

18)18)Working conditions-Working conditions- refers to the refers to the workingworking environment and to the non-pay aspects of an environment and to the non-pay aspects of an employee’s terms and employee’s terms and conditionsconditions of employment of employment

19)19)Salary-Salary- fixed compensation paid regularly for fixed compensation paid regularly for servicesservices

Sexual HarassmentSexual Harassment

What is it? What is it? – Any unwelcome behavior of a sexual natureAny unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature

Types of HarassmentTypes of Harassment

What are the types of sexual harassment?What are the types of sexual harassment?– Quid pro quo harassmentQuid pro quo harassment

Occurs when one person makes unwelcome sexual advances Occurs when one person makes unwelcome sexual advances toward another while promising certain benefits if the person toward another while promising certain benefits if the person compliescomplies

– Hostile environment harassmentHostile environment harassment employees in a workplace are subject to a pattern of exposure employees in a workplace are subject to a pattern of exposure

to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other than an to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other than an employee's direct supervisor where supervisors or managers employee's direct supervisor where supervisors or managers take no steps to discourage or discontinue such behavior take no steps to discourage or discontinue such behavior (allowing clients, suppliers, delivery persons, or even customers (allowing clients, suppliers, delivery persons, or even customers to persist in unwanted attention, such as asking for dates)to persist in unwanted attention, such as asking for dates)

Recognizing sexual harassmentRecognizing sexual harassment

1.1. What Is the behavior sexual in nature?What Is the behavior sexual in nature?2.2. Do other individuals view the behavior Do other individuals view the behavior

as sexual in nature?as sexual in nature?3.3. Is the behavior unwelcome?Is the behavior unwelcome?4.4. Is the behavior offensive?Is the behavior offensive?5.5. Does the behavior interfere with work?Does the behavior interfere with work?6.6. Does the harasser understand that the Does the harasser understand that the

behavior is unwelcome?behavior is unwelcome?

Discouraging sexual harassmentDiscouraging sexual harassment

1.1. Know the law and your company’s Know the law and your company’s policy on sexual harassment.policy on sexual harassment.

2.2. Be businesslike in dress, language Be businesslike in dress, language and and behavior at all times.behavior at all times.

3.3. Make the harasser know that you Make the harasser know that you want want the behavior stopped.the behavior stopped.

Taking action against sexual Taking action against sexual harassmentharassment

1.1. Tell the harasser to stop!Tell the harasser to stop!

2.2. Keep detailed written records.Keep detailed written records.

3.3. Report the offense to your supervisor Report the offense to your supervisor unless your supervisor is the harasser. If unless your supervisor is the harasser. If your supervisor is the harasser, report the your supervisor is the harasser, report the incident to his/her supervisor.incident to his/her supervisor.