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The basic definition of sexual harassment comes from the United Stated Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): "Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment." This Research Guide will assist you in finding information about the legal, historical, psychological and social aspects of sexual harassment.

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Credo Reference
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Harassment in the Workplace
The Wisconsin State Law Library's topical research guide on sexual harassment, located within the Labor and Employment research guide, provides links to Wisconsin and Federal sources of information on sexual harassment laws.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles related to controversial social issues.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Sexual Harassment
Discussion of sexual harassment, which is "a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964," and which includes "unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature" affecting an employee's work environment. The website includes text of the law and related regulations, enforcement guidelines, policy documents, charge statistics, and related links.
Workplace Fairness: Sexual Harassment
Provides answers to a variety of FAQs about sexual harassment.