What is Sexual Harassment?

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment in schools and sexual harassment in the workplace are ubiquitous, despite sexual harassment laws on the books and training and educational efforts in schools and workplaces to prevent sexual harassment and to make definitions of what is sexual harassment explicitly clear. Though sexual harassment is a problem that shows no signs of going away, if you’re subjected to sexual harassment, you do not have to take it. There’s no rationalization that ever makes sexual harassment acceptable or “harmless fun”. Read More

Sexual Abuse

Such sex aberrations as sexual abuse, particularly child sexual abuse is distressingly commonplace. In can literally deprive the victim of a healthy sex life in the future, and even worse, cause serious mental and physical health problems. By the time a child turns 18, approximately 3-7 % of boys and 2-5% of girls will be the victims of child sexual abuse. Signs of sexual abuse aren’t always readily apparent. Physical signs aren’t often evident. Physical injury to genitalia and rectal bleeding are indicative of sexual abuse, but far more often the signs of sexual abuse manifest themselves in behavioral symptoms similar to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Anxiety, sleeplessness, or depression may be indicators of child sexual abuse. A knowledge of sex that’s out of line with what a child should be aware of or frank sexual discussion from a child are the most readily apparent indicators that the child has been a victim of child sexual abuse. Read More