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Insights on Sexual Harassment in Education: Impact, Prevention & Bias

Learn about the immediate impact of sexual harassment on students and how early intervention can reduce future violence. Discover the differences between flirting and sexual harassment, and understand the various forms of verbal, written, and physical sexual harassment activities.

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Insights on Sexual Harassment in Education: Impact, Prevention & Bias

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  1. Teaching Style and Behavior in class Sexual Harassment Teacher biases, stereotypes, and prejudices Recorded Audio Interview

  2. Sexual Harassment • Why should we talk about it? • 80% to 90% of adolescent girls and 50% to 80% of boys report being sexually harassed in school, according to a 2009 study in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. • It has an immediate impact on student attendance, ability to learn, mental health, and self-esteem • Scientific evidence have proved that early intervention lessens later violence according to Bruce Taylor (Senior scientist from NORC at the University of Chicago • It gives kids greater understanding of the law, the harm caused by this behavior, and builds vocabulary to talk about it

  3. Sexual Harassment FLIRTING OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKVtIp-NZuI

  4. FLIRTING • • Is WANTED. • • Feels good; confident feeling. • • Is complimentary. • • Is mutual or shared. • • Is non-threatening. • • Builds the esteem of both people. • • Feels equal to both people

  5. SEXUAL HARASSMENT • • Is UNWANTED. • • Feels bad; degrading. • • Is one-sided. • • Is threatening. • • Builds up the ego of the giver while tearing down the esteem • of the recipient. • • Give one person power over another. • • Is demanding and insulting.

  6. Activity

  7. ActivityAnswer Key

  8. Sexual Harassment • Verbal • Written • Physical

  9. Verbal Sexual Harassment • Comments about private parts of the body • Sexual rumors; who likes who • Sexual requests: telling someone you like them over and over; asking someone to be your boy/girlfriend after they have said “no”; asking/telling someone what you would like to do with them sexually • Sexual name calling - slut, ho, any words relating to being “gay”, etc. • Sexual comments - honey, cutie, sweetie, baby, “You’re hot”. “You’re sexy”, etc. • Sexual jokes

  10. Written Sexual Harassment • Sexual notes • Obsessive love letters • Sexual graffiti - writing sexual things on bathroom walls, desks, lockers, textbooks, bus, etc. • Sexual drawings • Sexual emails, IM’S, chat, text messages, etc.

  11. Physical Sexual Harassment • Touching/grabbing private parts of the body • Rubbing/grinding against someone • Cornering • Pulling clothes up, down or off • Unwanted hugs/kisses • Sexual gestures - any sexual motions made with the hands, mouth, tongue, body • Sexual staring - staring/leering at private parts of the body

  12. Where do we draw the line? Activity

  13. Quick Poll www.polleverywhere.com/ibelieve http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MpOuVObAUBdkzBa

  14. Understanding Your “Hidden” Biases • Go around the room and place a dot on each one • Consider the percentage of influence they have had over your current biases 0%---------------------------------------50%--------------------------------100%

  15. Understanding Your “Hidden” Biases • Becoming aware of our prejudices • Admitting biases are learned early in life • Integrating diversity into your life • Committing to self-monitoring

  16. Audio Interview

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