What if you experience sexual harassment?
Say "Please stop"
If you feel comfortable confronting your harasser, make it known clearly that you find the behavior offensive. By confronting the offender, you assert control over the situation. Speak up and assert your rights to a respectful work environment.
For example: "Thank you for your help, but I don't like your hand rubbing against my arm. Please remove it." OR "Please stop making remarks about my body. I don't find them complimentary, I find them offensive."
If you do not feel that you can confront the offender face to face, you may think about putting your request in writing. In that case, keep a copy of what you write and document when and how the material was delivered.
However, if for any reason you do not feel comfortable confronting your harasser directly, it is not required that you do so. In such a situation, you should be very careful not to give the offender any reason to believe, through words or actions that you accept or encourage the behavior, then follow UNM's procedures for reporting complaints.