How to protect yourself from sexual harassment?

It is a serious and realistic topic not to be soft-hearted if you refuse to be justified. Sexual harassment is private, so it is difficult to prove. Some people don't want to talk even if they are violated, but sexual harassment can't be underestimated. It hurts the mind of the harassed person (especially women) and affects the normal life of the harassed person. The newly revised Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests in 2005 clearly stipulates that sexual harassment of women is prohibited. How to protect yourself from sexual harassment? The reporter invited Chen Rong, a lawyer from Guangdong Jin Tuo Law Firm, to give advice to women.

How to face sexual harassment in the workplace?

Case: Xiaozhen is a female employee of a company, and the old employee Xu is sitting next to her. Because Xiaoyu has just entered the company, the company has not equipped her with a computer, so she and Xu temporarily use a computer. At first, Xiaozhen and Xu occasionally had hand-foot contact because they were sitting very close. Xiaozhen didn't care much either. Later, she found that Xu always stroked her hair or grabbed her hand on purpose, and even whispered some dirty jokes to her. Xiaozhen began to feel uneasy and paid attention to staying away from Xu at work. Once I worked overtime, there were only two of them left in the office. Xu looked around, approached Xiaozhen and put his hand on Xiaozhen's hand. Xiaozhen was surprised and hurried home. After returning home, Xiaozhen also received an ambiguous message from Xu.

Once Xiaozhen came back from vacation to work and just sat down, Xu handed her a note that read "I miss you very much". Xiaozhen was very angry at that time, but she didn't want to be stiff with Xu, so she had to pretend as if nothing had happened and tear up the note calmly. Every time I think of these things, Xiaozhen is in a bad mood. She also made a few small mistakes at work and was criticized by her boss. Xiaozhen hesitated whether to expose Xu's behavior.

Tips: Women should establish self-esteem, self-improvement, establish their own good image, create better interpersonal relationships, be good at cooperating with others, and be good at distinguishing others' words and deeds, so that people around them will not think you are weak.

You should have a supercilious attitude towards life. When the other party is found to have an attempt at sexual harassment, you should express your refusal clearly and firmly, and you can't hesitate at all. For the impoliteness, disrespect and carelessness of the opposite sex, we must resolutely refuse inappropriate communication methods and don't care too much about face. Tell the other person that you dislike his words and deeds and warn him that if he goes his own way, the consequences will be very serious. Be especially wary of the opposite sex who always pry into your privacy, flatter you, and have abnormal eyes and behaviors, and try to avoid being alone with them. We should be clear about our social role and work role, and we should not confuse them with personal "private affairs".

The "note" or information sent by the other party should be kept as evidence and cannot be torn up or deleted. According to Item 5, Paragraph 1, Article 42 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Punishment Law, whoever repeatedly sends obscene, insulting, threatening or other information and interferes with the normal life of others shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan.

How to face sexual harassment in public places?

Case: In midsummer, women wear cool clothes, and some "bus perverts" take the opportunity to reach out to "salty pig hands". Ms. Li has encountered such a situation. Ms. Li said that she was wearing a backless sleeveless dress and a pair of shorts. Because the bus is very crowded, she can only stand in the aisle of the bus. Soon, Ms. Li felt someone hugging her behind her, blowing hot air on the back of her head. Looking back, she found that it was a young man, so she moved a few steps forward. After a while, the young man hugged her again. Angry and scared, she said nothing. Seeing that she didn't respond, the young man got bold and even touched her ass with his hand. Ms. Li couldn't help it and shouted loudly: "What are you doing? You are welcome to touch me again! " It was so loud that everyone in the carriage heard it. The young man was shocked and immediately said, "mental derangement!" " He stuck his head out of the window. At the next bus stop, Ms. Li got off quickly.

Tips: In summer, it is best for women not to wear thin, transparent and exposed clothes, which may easily become the target of sexual harassment.

In real life, sexual harassment often happens in special occasions such as markets, stations, buses, swimming pools, etc., so you should resolutely fight back against harassment and let the harasser know that you are not easy to provoke.

In public places, if you meet bad people flirting with provocative language, demeanor and actions, you can turn a blind eye and make them bored. Give a severe warning to those stubborn stalkers, and call security personnel to deal with them if it is not feasible. For those hooligans who touch their hands, we should consider their own safety, warn them, and expose their ugly behavior to the people around us, so as to arouse their reprimand and indignation and get everyone's help. If they continue to do whatever they want, they should call the police immediately. If you can't call the police, you should immediately call for help, and remember the characteristics of the other party, such as dialect, appearance and body shape. And try to leave evidence, such as biting him and catching him. When using this method, we must pay attention to the degree of attack and body parts, and pay attention to prevent excessive defense.

How to protect yourself from sexual harassment with legal weapons?

Most women are reluctant to report sexual harassment, and even embarrassed to complain to others. This may be related to some women's traditional moral concepts. They will think it is a shameful thing. Because there are no serious consequences, they hope to "let nature take its course", but doing so will condone some lawless elements. Therefore, in the face of sexual harassment, women should bravely stand up and say "no!"

Sexual harassment is generally manifested in the violation of personal dignity and the damage to body rights in law. As the object of sexual harassment, we can seek legal help from civil, administrative and criminal aspects.

Civil affairs: According to Article 5 of the General Principles of the Civil Law, "the legitimate civil rights and interests of citizens and legal persons are protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon them." As well as the relevant provisions in Article 1 of the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning Determining the Liability for Compensation for Spiritual Damage in Civil Torts, citizens who have their body rights and personal dignity illegally violated have the right to request compensation for mental damage from the people's court. Therefore, if citizens have sufficient evidence to prove that they have been sexually harassed and their personal dignity and body rights have been violated, they can bring a lawsuit to the court and ask the infringer to stop the infringement, apologize and compensate for economic losses, including compensation for mental damage.

Administrative aspect: Article 58 of the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests stipulates that if sexual harassment or domestic violence is committed against women in violation of this law, which constitutes a violation of public security management, the victim may request the public security organ to impose administrative punishment on the violator according to law, or bring a civil lawsuit to the people's court according to law. In addition, Article 44 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment stipulates that anyone who molests others or intentionally exposes his body in public places shall be detained for more than five days and less than ten days. Therefore, the harassed person can report the case to the public security organ and ask the public security organ to impose public security punishment on the sexual molester.

Criminal aspect: Serious sexual harassment may also constitute a criminal offence, such as "compulsory indecency and insult to women". This refers to the act of forcibly molesting and insulting women by violence, coercion or other means. The objects it violates are women's personal rights, personal dignity and social order. According to Article 237 of the Criminal Law: "Whoever forcibly molests or insults women by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention." Feng

Common sexual harassment

Physical contact unnecessarily touches or touches other people's bodies, intentionally bumps, forcibly shoulders or arms, intentionally clings to others, etc.

Verbal teasing deliberately talks about sexual topics, asks about personal privacy and sex life, comments on other people's clothes, appearance and figure, and deliberately tells pornographic jokes and stories.

Nonverbal behavior

Whistling or kissing intentionally, body or hand movements are sexually suggestive, looking at others with ambiguous eyes, and displaying sexual-related items, such as pornographic books, periodicals, posters, etc.

Taking sex as a bribe or coercion, giving some benefits under the pretext of agreeing to sexual services, or forcing sexual behavior by threatening means.