WGST 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Slut, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Penetration

• School: Brock University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 1F90
• Professor: Leslie Nichols

Document Summary

Forms: sexual solicitation and advances, a poisoned environment, gender based harassment, violence. What is gender based harassment: gender-based harassment is any behaviour that policies and reinforces traditional heterosexual gender norms , used to get people to follow sex stereotypes. Can be used inter (between genders) and intra (amongst genders) 3. a fomr of violence (bullying: gender-based harassment is not generally motivated by sexual intent, based on hostility and creating an unwelcoming environment. Examples of gender and sexual harassment: asking/demanding a hug, rough and vulgar humour or language related to gender, bragging about sexual prowess or asking about someone"s sexual activity, showing/sending pornography. Indigenous and not exceptional to half of canadian women"s lives (mackinnon, 1989). Man in a mall looking to hire an assistant. Ewanchuk gave applications to a young woman (17 year old) She went for an interview with him- he acted inappropriately and eventually he sexually attacked her. Supreme court: ruled that no means no, yes means yes.