Questions to Measure the Effectiveness of Sexual Harassment Training

• Male supervisor asks a female subordinate for a date that she willingly accepts.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male supervisor kisses a female subordinate on the cheek.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Female supervisor often touches subordinates on the shoulder when talking to them.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male supervisor tells a female employee that she must wear tight clothing for safety reasons.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male supervisor uses coffee cup with nude females on it in presence of female subordinates.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Female supervisor hires a belly dancer to perform at a party attended by all employees.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male supervisor gives a female subordinate a nice present on her birthday.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male supervisor takes off his shirt during a baseball game where female employees are playing.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Female supervisor puts sexually explicit cartoons on her bulletin board.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Female supervisor denies a raise to a male subordinate for not going out on a date with her.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male supervisor frequently tells sex jokes to female subordinates.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male supervisor fires female subordinate when she refuses to date him.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male supervisor always calls female subordinates "honey.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Married female employee and married male employee are having an affair.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______ 

• Male workers whistle whenever female workers walk into their area.
  • Is it sexual harassment? Yes______  No______  Maybe_______
    • Have you recently observed this conduct on the job? Yes_____  No______

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