1. The seriousness of sexual harassment has been exaggerated; most so-called harassment is really a form of flattery betwen workers.

Sexual harassment has nothing to do with "flirtation" or sincere sexual or social interest. Rather, it is offensive, often frightening, and insulting to the recipient.

2. If a person is only joking about sex and does not intend to harm or distress another person it cannot be called sexual harassment.

The key issue is how the conduct in question was perceived and experienced by the recipient, rather the intentions of the actor, nor the subsequent behavior of the recipient.

3. If someone does not immediately complain about offensive behavior, the behavior is probably welcome and not harassment.

Most of the victims keep the incidents to themselves because they are often in a position of vulnerability. The victims are afraid of damaging their careers or of even losing their jobs.

4. Sexual harassment is covered in the workplace when it happens:

All of the above

5. Who can commit sexual harassment in the workplace?

All correct (Managers or a person with a different hierarchical position, Co-workers of any level, Customers and Members of the same sex )

6. Sexual harassment only affects women

Women are disproportionately affected by sexual harassment at work, but this also affects men, especially those who do not conform to prevailing male stereotypes.

7. The best way of stopping sexual harassment is to ignore it and it will go away.

Harassment is not about sex. It’s about power. If the victim does not speak up about a sexual harasser, he or she will keep doing it and accelerate their behavior.

8. If a person has accepted the sexual attentions of someone in the past, they cannot complain about sexual harassment by that person in the future.

Sexual harassment is any sexual attention that is unwanted. Just because someone accepted this sort of attention in the past doesn’t mean that it’s ok now

9. If a woman wears revealing clothing she cannot then complain about being sexually harassed.

Sexual harassment is never the victim’s fault. The responsibility to avoid sexual harassment is on the person doing the harassing. You cannot use the way a person dresses as an excuse for harassing them.

10. Looks, or rude gestures are not sexual harassment, you have to actually touch or say something to another person.

Sexual harassment is more than touching. It includes explicit gestures, comments, staring or leering and intrusive questions about a person’s private life.

11. A manager's threats to retaliate against a subordinate if he or she refuses sexual advances may constitute sexual harassment even if the threats are never carried out.

If the threats are sufficiently severe and pervasive, they may constitute sexual harassment.

12. Sexual harassment can occur through e-mail or social media.

If one worker is harassing another, or if a patient/customer/client is harassing a worker, it does not matter if this event is taking place on social media, by email, telephone or out of work premises, it is still a workplace matter and should be taken seriously.

13. A romantic relationship between a manager and his or her subordinate is sexual harassment.

Manager-subordinate romances are not necessarily sexual harassment.

14. A person who touches an employee in a sexual manner only one time may be guilty of sexual harassment.

Even just one single incident of unwanted touching can be sufficiently offensive to be sexual harassment.

15. When coworkers hang up sexually explicit posters in his work area it is within their rights.

Sexual harassment includes displaying offensive screen savers, photos, calendars or objects to others.