California Understanding Harassment

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In this course, we'll provide an overview of sexual harassment in today's workplace. We'll look at statistics, discuss offenders, targets, and bystanders. We'll also go over context, the perception gap, and creating a culture of prevention.

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Yes. We're all familiar with sexual harassment. We all likely have preconceived notions of what it looks like, where it occurs, who perpetrators might be, or even targets of harassment. Chances are, what you know or what you think you know about sexual harassment is incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete. In this course, we're going to provide a general overview of sexual harassment in today's workplace. We'll look at statistics, discuss offenders, targets, and bystanders, and we'll talk about how sexual harassment is REALLY showing up at work. We'll also go over context, the perception gap, and creating a culture of prevention. For more information, contact [email protected].

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California Understanding Harassment

California Understanding Harassment: 01. Introduction to Understanding Harassment
California Understanding Harassment: 01. Introduction to Understanding Harassment
Yes. We're all familiar with sexual harassment. We all likely have preconceived notions of what it looks like, where it occurs, who perpetrators might be, or even targets of harassment. Chances are, what you know or what you think you know about sexual harassment is incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete. In this course, we're going to provide a general overview of sexual harassment in today's workplace. We'll look at statistics, discuss offenders, targets, and bystanders, and we'll talk about how sexual harassment is REALLY showing up at work. We'll also go over context, the perception gap, and creating a culture of prevention. For more information, contact [email protected].
California Understanding Harassment: 02. Creating a Healthy Culture
California Understanding Harassment: 02. Creating a Healthy Culture
When we talk about sexual harassment in the workplace, what typically comes to mindare different scenarios or behaviors that make people feel uncomfortable or offended.Often times, these situations occur within a culture that accepts, tolerates, ignores, oravoids these inexcusable behaviors. Companies have a responsibility to protect theiremployees. Promoting zero-tolerance for sexual harassment should be engrained withinyour culture. So where do you start? This course is designed to help you shape yourcompany culture to one that discourages and prevents sexual harassment. We'll discusstopics like language, socializing, business trips, and the importance of training. For moreinformation, contact [email protected].
California Understanding Harassment: 03. Understanding Offenders
California Understanding Harassment: 03. Understanding Offenders
We've looked at types and categories of sexual harassment, what potential targets cando, and what's expected of bystanders. But what kind of person engages in sexualharassment in the first place? That's what we're going to cover in this program. We'll lookat seven common personality types most likely to engage in sexual harassment. Thenwe'll go over the seven most commonly used methods to harass targets. Being armedwith this information will help you to prevent harassment or call it out when you see it.For more information, contact [email protected].
California Understanding Harassment: 04. Understanding Targets
California Understanding Harassment: 04. Understanding Targets
Sexual harassment is always the complete responsibility of the offender. There's nojustification for sexual harassment in any situation. To understand why certain individualsare targeted, we will go over some common myths concerning sexual harassment in theworkplace. We will also cover things that employees can do to prevent becoming a targetof sexual harassment. Finally, we will discuss why targets of sexual harassment do notreport it, and we'll talk about ways that we can change that within the organization. Formore information, contact [email protected]
California Understanding Harassment: 05. Warning Signs
California Understanding Harassment: 05. Warning Signs
This program provides the common warning signs seen in victims of sexual harassment.This isn't an all-inclusive list, but knowing these warning signs can help you take care ofyourself, your friends and family, and your coworkers. Remember that everyone reactsdifferently, and someone may exhibit some of these signs or none at all. Regardless ofthe response, being a target of sexual harassment can be a harrowing andpsychologically devastating experience. These are the things we need to look out for. Formore information, contact [email protected].
California Understanding Harassment: 06. Bystander Training
California Understanding Harassment: 06. Bystander Training
If you believe that you've witnessed sexual harassment in your workplace, do you knowwhat to do? Do you know who to report it to? Do you know if what you saw is evenreportable? Should you talk to the victim? The perpetrator? This program is designed tohelp you understand what sexual harassment looks like from a bystander's viewpoint andwhat your responsibilities are if you unexpectedly witness harassment. We'll talk aboutthe four-part reactive process of a bystander and how targets of harassment may or maynot react. We'll also discuss how to intervene if you're a witness to sexual harassment. Formore information, contact [email protected].
California Understanding Harassment: 07. Understanding Harassment in Review
California Understanding Harassment: 07. Understanding Harassment in Review
This program provides a review of the core concepts covered in our series onUnderstanding Sexual Harassment. We'll go over the symptoms of harassment, andreview the different perpetrator personalities and harassment methods. We'll discusshow to report sexual harassment, whether you're a witness or a victim. We'll review thevarious harassment behaviors and warning signs to look out for. And finally, we'll leaveyou with some ways to create a healthy workplace culture. For more information, [email protected].

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