Sexual harassment education

CONFIDENTIAL

This document is strictly confidential.Distribution or photocopying of this document without the written permission from .Inc is prohibited

Sexual harassment education<Basic course for faculty>

OFFICE OF GENDER AND SEXUALITY ISSUES

Notice

* This text is based on education courses preventing sexual harassment on campusby ministry of education, science and technology.


Detailed goals of the education courseon the prevention of sexual harass-ment

To understand what actions may be Considered as sexual harassment

To know how to respond to sexualharassment, including what proce-duralmeasures can be taken in the case ofsexual harassment To understand your role and respon-sibilityin preventing possible sexual harass-ment


Situation 1. When a student comes for-ward reporting sexual harass-ment - I

Let‘s thinkWow!You're getting prettier these days.You must have something good happening in your life!

What...? Why is he doing this to me?Why is he touch-ingmy cheek like this?


Situation 1. When a student comes for-ward reporting sexual harass-ment - II

Let‘s think

Professor,I would like to talk to youabout somethingthat happened a few days ago…….

Hmm. I really don'tknow what to tell her About this situa-tion.


Situation 2. A professor makes inap-propriate remarks in class - I

Let‘s think

Professor A is explaining during a lecture about what culture is...

What is culture? For in-stance,why don't I shake hands with this lady here?

Okay, professor.(takes the professors hand in a hand-shake)

Okay, then why don't we start kissing? Ha ha…….I see you're blushing. ·····


Situation 2. A professor makes inap-propriate remarks in class - II

Let‘s think

Professor A said this in class : .. Isn't this sexual harass-ment?

Absolutely!

Did he really say that?I can't believe it!

What the……? What's my name doing here?


The concept of sexual harassment - I

The definition of sexual harass-ment

Offender

• Faculty• Staff• Student

Relationship

• Education• Work,• Employment,

etc.

Victim

• Faculty• Staff• Student, etc.

The means

Sexually-ex-plicit or implicit re-marks and behavior

Solicitation of sexual re-marks and behavior

The vehicle

Abuse of status in the workplace

Abuse in the course of work

The result

Sexual humili-ation, disgust

Disadvantages in education and / or employ-ment


The concept of sexual harassment - II

The legal definition

Sexual harassment refers to when an employee, an employer, or a worker in a working or em-ployment relation of a public institution uses his or her position or work relation to make a per-son feel sexual shame or aversion by expressing sexual words and exhibiting sexual actions, and gives disadvantages in terms of employment when a person refuses to respond to sexual re-quests.‘Framework Act on Women's Development Article 3, clause 4/ Na-tional Human Rights Commission Act of Korea Article 2, clause 5/ Gender Equality Employment Act Article 2, clause 2’


Determination of sexual harassment criteria

A key criteria

Is the behavior unwanted or unwelcome?

• The recipient's hierarchical position and al-leged harassment

circumstances are considered

Did the recipient feel a sense of sexual humilia-tion or shame?

• The subjective feelings of the complainant as well as

the rational and socially accepted position are considered


The effects of sexual harassment

Victim, Perpetrator, School author-ities

Victim

• Mental / physical

pain, difficul-ties in interpersonal relationships and everyday life as a whole, aca-demic disadvan-tages, economic loss

Perpetrator

• Ruined repu-tation

(academic and otherwise), responsible for financial dam-ages (i.e. punitive measures), economic loss

School au-thorities

• University's image

tarnished, educational atmosphere undermined, loss of human & material re-sources, school's competitive-ness weakened


Types of sexual harassment

Conditional sexual harassment - I

E-mail mes-sage

I've been watching you in class, and I can'thelp but like you more and more. Don'tyou think I would be a good hus-band?You're graduating soon, so how aboutwe take our relationship to the next levelafter you leave school? Of course I'm just making a suggestion. No pres-sure.

Another email?! Why does he keep do-ing this?He's really bothering me. I can't take it any more. This time, I'll send him a reply."



Conditional sexual harassment - II

Although I respect you as professor,I don't want to meet with you on a personal level.

Aha! She's replied. Ha ha…….



Conditional sexual harassment - III

Student's friend :"Hey, how did you end up with a D?That can't be right. I mean, you didgreat on that quiz we took. It's notas if you were late for class ordidn't hand in your papers.Is the professor getting back atyou for something?"



Environmental sexual harassment - I

I see that many of you still don't have your textbooks. Be sure to get them by next class. Boys, go to a construction site and do hard labor, and girls, go and sell yourselves, do whatever it takes to get your textbooks.

That's a bit extreme, don't you think?

Are you saying that this is sexual ha-rassment? That wasn't what I in-tended at all.

Whatever, like it makes any …Yeah man, that's not right. It didn't seem appropriate




verbal harassment

physical harassment

visual harassment

sexual advances

Any other deed that inflicts sexual humiliation


Examples of sexual harassment on campus

Verbal harassment

Sexual / dirty jokes, figurative remarks or judge-ment on one's physical appearance

Discriminative remarks / behavior that emphasizes gender role bias

Presentations or expressions in class that cause discomfort

Asking about someone's sex life or deliberately spreadingsexual information about someone



Physical harassment

Unwanted cheek pinching / touching, patting an-other's behind,draping your arm over someone's shoulder

Touching someone in the office, classroom, at a meal without consent

Any attempts to make physical contact with some-one



'visual harassment' or 'sexual ad-vancesand other deeds'Looking someone over, as if appreciating their physicalappearance (be it male or female) or staring at a particular body partWatching sexually obscene material such as porno-graphicvideos in a shared officeShowing one-sided interest or obsession through unwantedphone calls, text messages, or emailsDemanding that someone sit next to you or pour drinksfor you at a drinking party or insisting on a dance together



How victims should respond - I

"This situation occurred between two professors while traveling to an academic seminar."

What?! ‘Should I just let it go? What should I do?'



How victims should respond - II

"This situation occurred between two professors while traveling to an academic seminar." What's wrong with

him?This is so uncomfort-able…Why is he acting like this?'



How victims should respond - III

"This situation occurred between two professors while traveling to an academic seminar."

Would you mind mov-ingyour hand? It's bother-ing me.

Oh, I'm sorry.


Responding to sexual harassment

the victim

Taking matter into your own hands

Clearly state how you feel → Demand that they cease the action

Ask around for help

Turn to trustworthy colleagues, seniors or professors

Consult the counseling center on campus

Counseling & consultation with the Consult the coun-seling center

Consult the National Human Rights Commission for help Counseling & consultation


How accused perpetrators should re-spond - I

Let‘s think

Case with students at a dinner party

My student's girlfriends are my girl-friends, too.

Come on! Pour me a drink!


How accused perpetrators should re-spond - II

Let‘s think


Professor, I'd like to talk about yesterday evening. I was quiet because I didn't want to ruin the mood but the way you treated me was really offensive. I felt like you were treating me like a sexual object and I'd like an apology.


How accused perpetrators should re-spond - III

Let‘s think


After reading your email, I re-alized that

you could have been of-fended.

I'm sorry for making you feel so

uncomfortable.

RE :I'm glad I sent that email. Great!


Expectations and responsibilities of the school

Protect & support complainant

Procedural Fairness

Punish / discipline perpetrator

Follow-up measures

Confidentiality Protection for complainant (separation from accused perpetrator, prevent retaliation/criticism) Psychological, medical, legal support

Objectivity & confidentiality Respect rights of both parties

Education & counseling for perpetrator Punish & discipline perpetra-tor

Strengthen prevention educa-tion Create environment that promotes gender equality on campus

Case is re-ported


How cases are dealt with on campus

Unofficial channel

official channel

1. Case investigat-ing

2. Arbitrate nego-tiation between

parties

3. Follow-up

4. Case investiga-tion

5. Examination / decision by Inves-tigation commit-

tee

6. Measures, puni-tive action taken

7. Follow-up

Counseling


Case example : Source from January 19, 2004 article printed in OhmyNews

Measure taken by the school: Professor was discharged.

Response of the perpetrator: Filed for a 'second

review of faculty punishment' with the Min-istry of Education & Human Resources

Final conclusion: Review denied

Stroking the student’s cheek, attempting to kiss her


Create a university culture of gender equality

University

Proactive efforts to get rid of sexual harassment

Create policies and institutional framework

Hold regular workshops on prevention

University constituents

Mutual respect of human rights

Be more sensitive to gender equality

Be aware of school guidelines/regulations and sup-port systems

Clearly express personal views, mutual understand-ing

→ Prevention of sexual harassment, sexual vio-lence, gender discrimination Create a culture of gender equal-ity on campus

production: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Student Counseling Center

data support: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

director: Lee Myung Jo

progress: Pak You Jung, Cho Ewn Jung

translation: Choe Eun A

proofreading : James Trotta

narration: James Trotta

data collection: Gang Hyo Ju, Lim Ji Yeong, Jang Dong Seop

Multimedia Center: Ki Beom Kim, Choi Woo Hyun

voice acting

professor: Richard Ji woong Park

boy student: Eom Jun Sik

counselor Kim: Pak Ni Na

injured girl student1: Kim Su Yeon

injured girl student2: Pak Ni Na


Thank You

Sexual harassment education

Documents

Transcript of Sexual harassment education