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Old 09-03-2014, 01:44 PM   #213
MarchHare
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Originally Posted by AcGold View Post
My guess is women just wanted a gym to be comfortable in, harassment is less common than being ogled which I could see being annoying as hell if you actually are there to workout. I've never seen harassment but ogling happens every 10-15 seconds if you're an attractive women.
So by your own admission an attractive woman at a co-ed gym will be harassed every 10-15 seconds because ogling is harassment! Have none of you ever had to take a mandatory workplace sensitivity training course?

http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-prev...ual-harassment

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The following list is not exhaustive, but it should help to identify what may be sexual and gender-based harassment:

demanding hugs[18]
invading personal space[19]
unnecessary physical contact,[20] including unwanted touching,[21] etc.
derogatory language and/or comments toward women[22] (or men, depending on the circumstances), sex-specific derogatory names[23]
leering[24] or inappropriate staring
gender-related comment about a person’s physical characteristics or mannerisms[25]
comments or conduct relating to a person’s perceived non-conformity with a sex-role stereotype[26]
displaying or circulating pornography,[27] sexual pictures or cartoons,[28] sexually explicit graffiti,[29] or other sexual images (including online)
sexual jokes, including circulating written sexual jokes (e.g. by e-mail)[30]
rough and vulgar humour or language related to gender
sexual or gender-related comment or conduct used to bully a person
spreading sexual rumours (including online)[31]
suggestive or offensive remarks or innuendo about members of a specific gender
propositions of physical intimacy
gender-related verbal abuse, threats, or taunting
bragging about sexual prowess
demanding dates or sexual favours
questions or discussions about sexual activities
requiring an employee to dress in a sexualized or gender-specific way[32]
paternalistic behaviour based on gender which a person feels undermines their status or position of responsibility
threats to penalize or otherwise punish a person who refuses to comply with sexual advances (known as reprisal).
Emphasis added.

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