Gender-Based Harassment
Harassment based on someone’s sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression may constitute discrimination and/or sexual harassment. Gender-based harassment may include slurs, taunts, stereotypes, or name-calling, as well as gender-motivated physical threats, attacks, or other hateful conduct.
Sexual harassment, including sexual assault, can involve persons of the same or opposite sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression. Comments do not have to be sexual in nature to constitute sexual harassment.
Discrimination
EWU employees are prohibited from discriminating against others on the basis of their protected status. Discrimination is defined as adverse treatment of another person on the basis of their protected status. EWU also prohibits both employees and students from engaging in discriminatory harassment. Discriminatory harassment is defined as conduct by any means directed at another person that is so severe or pervasive, and objectively offensive that it substantially interferes with another’s ability to work, study, participate in, or benefit from the university’s programs or activities, such that the person is effectively denied equal access to the university’s resources and opportunities, on the basis of the individual’s protected status.
- Prejudice in favor of or against a thing, person, or group compared to another, usually in a way that is unfair.
- Occurs when someone consciously rejects stereotypes and supports anti-discrimination efforts, but also holds negative associations in their mind unconsciously.
- The act of excluding, ignoring, or relegating someone to the outer edge of a group/society/community.
- Everday insults, indignities and demeaning messages sent to historically marginalized groups by well-intentioned members of the majority group who are unaware of the hidden messages being sent.
What to do
If you feel like a member of the EWU community is discriminating against you, please contact the Title IX Coordinator at ascharosch@ewu.edu or 509-359-6724.
