Coping with Sexual Harassment in the Dorm
Posted on September 17th, 2008 No Comments »
"Although coed dorms can be fun, they also can be hotbeds of sexual harassment."
Naomi Rockler-Gladen has a gift for understatement…
In a recent piece at Suite101, Naomi talks about how to recognize sexual harassment. While catcalls and sexual propositions are easy to recognize as sexual harassment, dorm residents need to understand that conversations that make you uncomfortable can also constitute sexual harassment once you've asked that a topic be avoided around you.
Naomi goes into some detail in explaining how to identify sexual harassment After all, you can't report it if you can't identify it. And sexual harassment is, well, illegal. Her article is worth reading. You can read the whole article here.
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