SASH: Students Against Sexual Harassment

We need a Title IX in Malaysia…!

What constitutes sexual harassment? It differs from one individual to another. Nonetheless, any of the following unsolicited behaviour is commonly considered sexual harassment:

• leering
• wolf whistles
• discussion of one’s partner’s sexual inadequacies
• sexual innuendo
• comments about someone’s body
• ‘accidentally’ brushing sexual parts of the body
• lewd & threatening letters
• tales of sexual exploitation
• graphic descriptions of pornography
• pressure for dates
• sexually explicit gestures
• unwelcome touching and hugging
• sexual sneak attacks, (e.g., grabbing breasts or buttocks )
• sexist and insulting graffiti
• inappropriate invitations (e.g., hot tub)
• sexist jokes and cartoons
• hostile put-downs of the either gender 
• public humiliation
• obscene phone calls  
• inappropriate gifts (ex. lingerie)
• hooting, sucking, lip-smacking, & animal noises
• pressing or rubbing up against the victim
• sexual assault
• soliciting sexual services
• stalking
• leaning over , invading a person’s space
• indecent exposure

More guidelines:

From http://www.feminist.org/911/harasswhatdo.html

Sexual stereotyping is a form of sexual harassment whereby people label or treat you based on your perceived sexuality. For example, calling a girl a "slut" is a form of sexual stereotyping, and hence sexual harassment. SLUT! by Leora Tanenbaum is an excellent account of what constitutes and what the repercussions are of sexual stereotyping.

Stories from ’sluts’ are interwoven with a narrative on how a slut represents soiled femininity; that is, she didn’t fit in with the gender role that was assigned to her. She also explains why sexual stereotyping can never be justified in any situation, and also explains how it can foster a "culture of entitlement" among males, thus also affecting the male gender.

A good book to read on the issue.