I went to www.siuc.edu/~policies/policies/sexual.html. This web site talks about SIUC policies and policies of sexual harassment. The SIUC sexual harassment policy is located in the SUIC Board of Trustees. In this web site, they pointed out that Southern Illinois University (SIUC) "will take any action if necessary to prevent, stop, correct or discipline behavior that violates the sexual harassment policy". Disciplinary action will be inside but not only not oral or written warnings, demotion, transfer, suspension or dismissals for cause. SIUC cannot tolerate any form of sexual harassment. Also in this web site, they gave us direction to whom we can see if we have a case of sexual harassment in campus. We can talk to Janet Coffman in Counseling Center, Diann Anderson in Human Resources, Carmen Suarez in Office of Diversity and Equality. The SIUC sexual harassment policy was established on May 16, 2001 by the SIUC Board of Trustees. The recent new on sexual harassment in Daily Egyptian was about a national study on high incidence of sexual harassment on college campuses around the USA; many of college students between 18 and 24 years old had been harassed in some form. The study reported that 2,036 undergraduate students in USA have been harassed, 62% of them have experienced a harassment based an offensive gesture or remark. Another 32% are victims of physical harassment like unwanted touch,in a sexual way.
I can say sexual harassment law and policies are helpful for women but for men it is not the case, because men are still complaining that their normal, friendly behavior could be considered as sexual harassment. These policies well affect the relationship between men and women because the nature of a man is to look to a woman and ask her about a relationship, but with the law it is a crime. In my view, the sexual harassment policy is harassing the men. By Gilbert.
