Sexual Harassment Training Courses

In our Sexual Harassment Awareness training courses your employees will learn and apply the important skills of handling sexual harassment issues and complaints. This hands on course thoroughly addresses the elements of how to prevent unacceptable behavior. The course includes a detailed overview of what sexual harassment is, explains legal definitions, discusses sexual harassment prevention, and shows how to handle sexual harassment complaints and maintain a positive work environment.

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Sexual Harassment Courses - Teen Harassment at Work

Part time jobs can offer great opportunities for teens to earn money, learn responsibility and gain work experience. But a February 20, 2009 PBS NOW broadcast, "Teen Sexual Harassment at Work", highlights the risks of sexual abuse and sexual harassment at work for teen girls. Statistics reveal that teen girls are more likely to be harassed sexually at their part time jobs than on the internet.

How Common is Sexual Harassment on the Job for Teen Girls?

The issue of teen sexual harassment at work has not been highly publicized. The media and apparently, even parents have not been aware of the prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual abuse on the job for teens. It seems that often teen girls aren’t reporting incidents involving sexual harassment and sexual assault.

“Is Your Daughter Safe at Work?”, an article published in the June 2007 print issue of Good Housekeeping, tells the experience of several teen girls who were sexually harassed while working at places such as movie theaters, fast food restaurants and clothing retailers. E. J. Graff, Senior Researcher for The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism and author of the article estimates that over two hundred thousand teens are sexually harassed, even assaulted, at work each year.

PBS NOW Broadcasts “Teen Sexual Harassment at Work” Investigation

Following the 2007, Good Housekeeping article, The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism collaborated with PBS NOW to produce a first time broadcast investigation about Teen Sexual Harassment at Work, which aired on Friday, February 20, 2009.

In the PBS NOW broadcast, teen girls share their eye opening stories of sexual harassment on the job as well as legal actions involved with Senior Correspondent, Maria Hinojosa. The broadcast investigation also informs viewers of the prevalence of sexual harassment of teen girls at work and the circumstances that increase the risk of sexual abuse and harassment for teens. A twenty minute preview video of the broadcast, Teen Sexual Harassment at Work can be viewed on the PBS NOW website

Why Teen Sexual Harassment on the Job is Under Reported

Teen sexual harassment at work is seldom reported for several reasons. Teens are often reluctant because they may be embarrassed by the sexual harassment and are afraid of losing their jobs. Also because teens are new to the adult workplace, many teenagers aren’t aware of their legal rights and what behavior constitutes sexual harassment on the job. Many teen girls begin working at a part time job with little knowledge about worker’s rights.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has created “Youth at Work”, a program conducted at the high school level to teach teens about their legal rights on the job. As well, “Youth at Work” maintains a website targeted at teens and young adults. The website is written by young people to inform young people about their rights at work.

Suggestions for Parents of Teen Girls Working at a Part Time Job

What can parents do to prevent their teen girls from experiencing sexual harassment at work and how can parents help teen girls report sexual misconduct on the job? E. J. Graff offers a list of suggestions for parents, strategies parents can use to support teens in warding off or dealing with sexual harassment on the job. Suggested strategies include dropping by a teen girl’s work location, meeting a teen’s manager and talking to a daughter about the difference between flirting on the job and sexual harassment.

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Sexual Harassment Training Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Sexual Harassment Training Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn to:

  • Identify sexual harassment behavior and issues and stop them
  • Identify the difference between sexual harassment and discrimination
  • Distinguish between the work and social environments and identify boundaries
  • Minimize conflict and maximize the effectiveness of employees who handle sexual harassment complaints
  • Recognize correct and incorrect behavior
  • Use interviewing techniques to draw out information from all involved parties (management only)
  • All employees will become aware of the laws covering sexual harassment so they can stop any incidents before they occur

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What is Sexual Harassment?

What is the legal definition of sexual harassment in the workplace?

Answer: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

What are A few questions you may want to ask yourself?

Answer: What is my company's sexual harassment policy? What is sexual harassment law? What are some sexual harassment statistics? Do my employees truly understand the legal definition of sexual harassment? Am I taking seriously my obligation as an employer to protect my employees from hostile workplace events? How much money would my company be willing to pay to settle a sexual harassment law suit? Do I really know how to prevent sexual harassment from happening?

What else do I need to know about Workplace Sexual Harassment Training?

Answer: We offer corporate sexual harassment training classes where organizations can purchase discounted packages. Each participant can be monitored by your management team or human resources professionals. In the online program, attendees work in their individual sexual harassment course at their own pace. Total real time to complete the course is approximately 2-hours, but participants can log in and out as needed to address other tasks.