chapter 1: being a leader lesson 5: sexual harassment/assault unit sexual harassment/assault...

Chapter 1: Being a Leader

Lesson 5: Sexual Harassment/Assault

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Sexual Harassment/AssaultLeadership Theory and Application2

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Blame the Victim Myths

A victim’s appearance or behaviors caused the assault.

TRUTH - Appearance or behaviors do not cause sexual assaults; perpetrators do.

If a person gets drunk, s/he is to blame for getting sexually assaulted.

TRUTH - No matter how much a person drinks, s/he does not deserve to be sexually assaulted.

If victims don’t resist, it means they wanted it to happen.

TRUTH - Many victims do not resist rape due to fear and shock.

Keep the focus on the perpetrator.

They’re responsible.

Keep the focus on the perpetrator.

They’re responsible.



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Breaking Down the Myths

…Doesn’t look like a perpetrator!

Good worker! Well liked!

…But the victim also had consensual sex!

Laws against adults having sex with minors

...But they were both drinking!

Laws against adults providing alcohol to minors

…Victim’s rape report disrupted our school/class!

Students will take sides/parents/school staff

…Who’s side should I take? Victim or perpetrator?



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Breaking Down the Myths (cont.)…A lot of victims make false reports!

• There is only a 2% rate of false reporting• Most underreported crime due to FEAR...

of not being believed of being blamed for safety of reprisal of parental knowledge of sexual behavior no legal action will be taken of getting in trouble for other behaviors during time of assault of getting witnesses/friends in trouble for other behaviors



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59,916 rapes occur each month

1,871 rapes occur each day

78 rapes occur each hour

1.3 rapes occur every single minute

The Truth…..



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1 in 4 women is a sexual assault victim.

Statistic….



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71% of young women who are

victims of rape or attempted rape

know their assailant.

Statistic….



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Only 1 in 4 victims knew that “what happened”

met the legal definition of rape.

(Warshaw, 1994; 6,000+ from 32 colleges)

Statistic….



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30,440 MALESages 12 and over

were sexually assaulted in the US.

(Annual Average, 1992-2000; US Dept of Justice, 2002)

Statistic….



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1 in 6 boys will be assaulted

before the age of 18

Statistic….



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1 in 8 rape victimswas male in 2002

(2002 US DOJ Nat’l Crime Victimization Study)



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2 in 3 sexual assaults are committed by an acquaintance

(2002 US DOJ Nat’l Crime Victimization Study)

Someone the victim thought s/he could trust…

Statistic….



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Reduce Risk/The Bystander Effect



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DON’T TURN A BLIND EYE!

DON’T TURN A BLIND EYE!

The failure of others to act leads to the false conclusion that getting involved must not

be necessary.

Knowing about the bystander effect makes

people more likely to intercede

The Bystander Effect…



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Step up and act (Pro-Social Bystander)

• It only takes one person to step up and help in a situation

• Be the one that emulates mutual respect, most importantly remember crossing lines in sexual misconduct causes long-term problems/effects:

»victim suffers»family pain/suffering»loss of job»possibly prison if convicted as rapist»registered sex offender for life»will lose retirement in some states

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