Today, every big corporation worth its money, is packed with women holding down blue print positions and leading on , unlikely what some chauvinist minds still hold dear.

Women by and large, are constantly in check dealing with the possibility of being sexually harassed. To define what lies in harassment is somewhat controversial, for it thrives on individual opinion. Since there's no need for physical contact to qualify abuse, any sort of sexist joke as much as obscenities or even comparisons on men's attributes over women's, might fall under harassment. But when a co-worker asks you out or tells how good your looks are, turns quite difficult to spot whether he is steaming over you or running a compliment by you, unintentionally. It's basically a matter of context, nonetheless, it's actually impossible to know what's exactly on his mind.

Sexual harassment is (or should be) any provocative gesture, innuendo or mannerism that would make you blush without make up as it may sound as inappropriate as intimidating. There could be embarrassing as to make you agree in doing things you wouldn't otherwise, only to get him out of your hair.

It's important to acknowledge that such a problem doesn't apply only to men taking vantages of the so-called fragile sex, but for innumerous cases of same-sex harassment as well. By the same token, if a customer, vendor or any non-employee make any obscene remarks, it can also be qualified as harassment.

Furthermore, employers would play a major role in preventing it. As every company, no matter how big, should embrace a straight policy against harassment and thus reinforce it. If a case of abuse occurs in their domain, they would have to pay heavy fines due to lawsuits and wind up developing bad reputation within the business.

The best thing you could do in case of feeling harassed would be to talk directly to the wrongdoer and tell before his very eyes, how inappropriate you consider his attitude. Ask him to stop and if necessary, employ any complaint mechanism to accuse him (seek the company's human resources department for guidance and support).Most of all, don't you ever giggle or act sheepishly when saying "no", be firm and sure of yourself. If you happen to receive black mail letters or notes, keep them safe in case you need to file charges in the near future. Don't delete e-mails deliberately, if necessary an investigation may identify the computer from where these e-mails were sent
In addition, it's essential not to feel corned. If your conscience is on the clear, there's no reason to fear being made redundant or developing a bad reputation in your workplace. Actually, being harassment a sexual crime renders it liable to prosecution, which nevertheless would prevent others from enduring the same situation. Also, in accusing the aggressor, you would aid to scale down the rates of such a senseless felony. On the contrary, ignoring harassment will only encourage the aggressor to press further on his schemes.