Human Resources

Preventing Sexual Harassment at UW-W

All employees can help create a healthy campus climate. In part, this means an environment free of illegal harassment, including sexual harassment. Here is what you can expect and what is expected of you as UW-W works toward eliminating sexual harassment:

  1. I have a right to work in an environment free of sexual harassment.
  2. I have a responsibility not to engage in behaviors that constitute sexual harassment.
  3. If I believe I am being sexually harassed, I have the right and responsibility to either communicate this directly to the harasser and/or to an appropriate resource person or complaint channel identified in UW-W's Sexual Harassment Policy.
  4. As a UW-W employee, if I know of any illegal harassment, including sexual harassment, or allegations of such behavior, I should report it to my supervisor and/or the Office of Affirmative Action.

To help you learn about and stay updated on current information on sexual harassment, the University has made available voluntary, on-line training in preventing sexual harassment. It is available at http://training.newmedialearning.com/psh/uwiscwhite/index.htm.  There are three suggested ways to complete this professional training.

  1. Complete the on-line training yourself.
  2. Complete the on-line training yourself and arrange to discuss it at a department meeting.
  3. Use a campus computer lab to complete the on-line training in small groups or together with others in your department, discussing the information as you proceed. (If you choose this option, a recommended way to proceed is to perform the pre-test as a group; then 20-30 minutes to work individually; discussion as a group; then perform the post-test as a group with discussion.)

For more information on the on-line training opportunity or other questions or concerns, please contact Jeanne Freeman at extension 4672 or freemanj@uww.edu. Thank you for your efforts to improve our campus climate.

Additional sources:

If you want to review other resources on this topic, the library owns 18 videos on sexual harassment with publication dates ranging from 1981 to 2001. They are all housed in the Media Center. Below are a sample of titles and brief descriptions:

Sexual Harassment: Crossing the Line. Cambridge Educational, 2001. This video includes thought-provoking scenarios and asks viewers to decide if each scene depicts a sexual harassment situation. Call Number: HD6060.3 .S49 2001

Hill vs. Thomas. CBS News Productions, 2000.

Archival footage covering the events surrounding the Judiciary Committee and Senate hearings regarding Anita Hill's sexual harassment accusations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, with four CBS News correspondents providing their firsthand insights into the case. Call Number: KF8745.T48 H55 2000

War Zone. Film Fatale, Inc., 1998.

Filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West, uses a video camera to demonstrate the gender rules of the street, where access to women's bodies is regarded as a male right. Call Number: HQ1237.5.U6 W37 1998

Oleanna. Samuel Goldwyn Co.,Channel Four Films, 1995.

Desperate to pass one of her classes, Carol approaches her professor behind the closed doors of his university office. An incident takes place that causes the young woman to file sexual harassment charges against her professor. Call Number: PS3563.A4345 O42 1995

Title: Sexual Harassment [videorecording]: Serious Business / producer, Susan Cherno; director, John Joseph; writer, James L. Jackson. Publisher: Chatsworth, Calif. : Advantage Media, c1993. Summary: Four job situations are acted out, illustrating different types of sexual harassment and offering effective methods of dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace. Call Number: HD6060.3 .S47 1993

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