| Show Sexual harassment increases around college campuses Kathryn Jones The Globe A girl is pinched in a sexual way A dirty joke is told in the hallway where not all present present present pre pre- sent feel comfortable A boy is touched sexually sexually sexually ally in class A girl feels threatened because a aboy aboy aboy boy keeps asking her out When she tells him she's not interested he begins to stalk her A financial aid officer agrees that a student will get the money she needs if she sleeps with him A teacher suggests a better grade for a aI I student who will sleep with her Sexual Harassment Cont on Page 5 Sexual Conduct Examples Example f. f o Sexual adv advances s o Touching of oCa a sexual l na ure o Graffiti of a sexual nature 7 1 o Displaying or distributing of r j i sexually explicit pictures and nod f written materials Y Yo o Sexual gestures 2 o Sexual or dirty J jokes Eo o Pressure for sexual favors r o Touching oneself sexually or o r talking about ones one's sexual activity in 10 f front 0 of f 0 others others others' th ers o Spreading rumors about or rating other students as to sexual activity or performance I Sexual Harassment Cont Conf from front Sexual the harassment-the results are heavy laden especially for female students who fear that by speaking up they will be ridiculed by their fellow fellow fellow fel fel- fel- fel low classmates according to Jackie Farnsworth Director of Health and Wellness Services at When men say you youre re really hot I want to do you women are afraid she said She also said that men are not cultured in society to fear the theother theother theother other gender like women are We are living in a culture of fear If I report I will be ridiculed What we need is better education for bothI both men and women women That education I according acc according to the UiS US p 1 f Education Ed tion includes knowledge about sexual harassment and its dangers Sexual harassment can threaten a students student's physical or emotional well well being being influence how well a student does in school and make it difficult for a student to achieve his hisor hisor hisor or her career goals according to the departments department's We must have safe environments in which students can learn According to a 2005 survey by Harris Hams Interactive and the American Association of American Women 51 percent of male students students students stu stu- dents and 31 percent of female students students students stu stu- dents believe sexual harassment is funny Students ranging in age from 18 to 24 admit that they had harassed a student in college Another 32 percent thought the person liked it it Seventeen percent merely wanted a date with the person per per- son Though the same survey suggests that sexual harassment is widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread on college campuses only 7 percent of those surveyed reported sexual harassment to a college employee And despite the fact that women women are more likely than men to be sexually sexually sexually sex sex- harassed according to Farnsworth Men need to be cultured cultured cultured cul cul- to seek out help when they need it it And this means getting beyond the humiliation that they often feel and going beyond what society expects of the male tion Currently the is funding programs on eleven campuses aimed at finding new ways to combat combat combat com com- bat campus sexual harassment according to an press release This program includes s help fo for students faculty and and and-adminis- adminis tra tors to better understand the the scope of the problem raise awareness awareness awareness aware aware- ness of the issue and implement projects that affect change in the campus climate Without implementation according according according accord accord- ing to the US U.S. Department of Education sexual harassment will continue to occur at any school activity in classrooms halls cafe cafe- other areas Farnsworth wants to be dif dif- dif dif- ferent She wants those who have suffered from sexual harassment to step up She wants students faculty and others to report the abuse rather than pretend it away Rather than living in fear she wants students to tobe tobe tobe be informed If someone has experienced trauma we want them to come in to the Health Wellness Center and get the help they need said Farnsworth who believes that understanding understanding understanding under under- standing and support is necessary for education and complete healing I |
