Quid Pro Quo "this for that"

This term refers to conditions placed on a person's career, or terms of employment, in return for favors. It includes implicit or explicit threats of adverse action if the person does not submit to such conditions and promises of favorable actions if the person does submit to such conditions. 

 

Hostile work environment

A hostile environment occurs when Soldiers or Civilians are subjected to offensive, unwanted, and unsolicited comments or behaviors of a sexual nature. If these behaviors unreasonably interfere with their performance, regardless of whether the harasser and the victim are in the same workplace, the environment can be classified as hostile.

 

 

CATEGORIES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

 

Verbal expressions of sexual harassment are unwanted words or sounds of a sexual nature made that can create a hostile environment when overheard by others. This is especially true when the comment is intended to be heard by others. Examples include sexual jokes, profanity, off-color sexual comments, and threats. Barking, growling and whistling at passers-by also are considered unacceptable verbal behaviors. Another form of unintentional sexual harassment behavior is the use of "terms of endearment" such as "honey," "baby," "sweetheart," or "dear," when referring to Soldiers, Civilian co-workers, or other Service members' family members. Playing music that has lyrics with sexual overtones at a volume that can be overheard by others can also create a hostile environment.

 

Nonverbal gestures are sexually suggestive actions or body movements that can create a hostile environment when observed by others or intended to be seen by others. Examples are leering, ogling, blowing kisses, licking lips, or winking. Nonverbal sexual harassment includes printed material. Examples may include displaying sexually-oriented pictures and cartoons, using sexually-oriented screensavers on one's computer, and sending sexually oriented notes, letters, faxes, or email.

 

Unwelcomed physical contact such as groping and fondling constitutes both sexual harassment and sexual assault. Examples of unacceptable physical contact are blocking someone's path, cornering, and offenders putting themselves in a position that causes the victim to rub against them in order to pass by. Providing unsolicited back and neck rubs and unsolicited adjusting of a person's clothing could be examples of physical contact that creates a hostile environment.