What is Sex Discrimination and Harassment?

Sex Discrimination:

Defined as different treatment of someone based on their sex. One of the most notable concerns in sex discrimination is sexual harassment.

Sexual Harassment:

Is a form of sex discrimination and is against the law
Is against Grays Harbor College's policy.
- GHC Title IX Sexual Harassment and Non-Discrimination Policy 406 Links to an external site.
- GHC Title IX Complaints - Discrimination & Harassment Procedure 406.01 Links to an external site.
Anyone - faculty, staff, or student - can be a victim of sexual harassment, and anybody can be a perpetrator.
Sexual harassment victims can be male or female, heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, transgendered, transsexual, or intersexual, and so can their harassers.
A man can sexually harass another man, and a woman can sexually harass another woman.
In the workplace, conduct is considered sexual harassment if it's unwelcome, based on a person's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and interferes with that person's ability to do his or her job.
In an educational setting, it's pretty much the same, except that the sexual harassment would also interfere with a student's ability to participate in or benefit from a school's educational program.
The conduct can be verbal, nonverbal, or physical.

There are two basic types of unlawful sexual harassment and both involve unwelcome conduct of a sexual or gender related nature: