Sexual Harassment

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Sexual Harassment
The University of Texas at Austin General
Compliance Training Program
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Sexual HarassmentTraining Requirement

• All new employees must be trained during the
  first 30 days of employment at U.T.
• All employees must receive training every two
  years.

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What is Sexual Harassment?Title VII of the 1964
Civil Rights Act

• Sexual Harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual
  advances, requests for sexual favors, and other
  verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

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Types of Sexual Harassment

• Quid Pro Quo
• This for That

• Hostile Environment

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Types of Sexual Harassment

• Quid Pro Quo
• This for That

• Hostile Environment
• Pervasive
• Persistent
• Severe
• Unwelcome
• Interferes with the work

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Sexual Harassment andInstitutional Liability

• When the harasser is a supervisor or manager, the
  University may be held responsible.

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Sexual Harassment

• Males and females may be victims.
• Males and females may be harassers.
• Male to female sexual harassment
• Female to male sexual harassment
• Same-sex sexual harassment

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Sexual Harassment

• Supervisor/Subordinate
• Subordinate/Supervisor
• Co-Worker/Co-Worker
• Professor/Student
• Student/Professor
• Student/Student
• Visitor/Student or Staff
• Student or Staff/Visitor
• Third-party Harassment

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Sexual MisconductRevised Handbook of Operating
Procedures, 4.B.3

• Inappropriate, unprofessional workplace or
  classroom behavior of a sexual nature, even if
  the behavior is consensual.
• Isnt as severe as illegal sexual harassment.

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Sexual Harassment andSexual Misconduct Concerns

• You can take action within U.T.
• Contact Equal Opportunity Services (EOS) at
  512-471-1849 if you believe you have been
  subjected to sexual harassment or sexual
  misconduct.
• Equal Opportunity Services provides consultative
  and investigative services regarding allegations
  of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct.

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Sexual Harassment Concerns
You can also report concerns to an external
agency.

• Contact the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil
  Rights Division, a state agency.
• Contact the Equal Employment Opportunity
  Commission (EEOC), a federal agency.

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Sexual MisconductRevised Handbook of Operating
Procedures, 4.B.3

• Defined as
• A mutually acceptable, romantic and/or
  sexual relationship
• Relationship is between a University

• employee with direct supervisory, teaching,
  evaluative or advisory responsibility over an
  employee, student and/or student employee.

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Consensual Relationships

• Create conflicts of interest and/or appearances
  of impropriety that impair the integrity of
  academic and employment decisions.
• Are strongly discouraged by The University.
• Should such a relationship develop, the teacher,
  supervisor or advisor has the obligation to
  disclose the relationship so that alternative
  arrangements for the supervision, evaluation,
  teaching, grading or advising of the employee,
  student and/or student employee may be made.

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The University of Texas at Austin General
Compliance Training Program