Bullying and sexual harassment
Harassment and undue behavior occur in many different ways, where bullying and sexual harassment are the most familiar forms.
Harassment is usually actions that are repeated over time, but serious single events can also be defined as harassment. This can be done explicitly through words and actions, or omissions of actions, but also in more indirect ways, see examples of the Labor Inspection's website on harassment (arbetsstilsynet.no) (Norwegian).
What is bullying?
When negative events are systematically and repeatedly directed against one and the same person, it is bullying.
Bullying can have many forms. It may be being excluded from the social and academic network at UiO, repeatedly being passed over or overlooked, for example, when tasks are to be distributed, being unjustly or exaggeratedly accused for doing poor work or joked about and being ridiculed.
Many may experience being exposed to different forms of this. For it to be called bullying it must happen repeatedly and over time (arbeidstilsynet.no) (Norwegian).
What is sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment is any kind of unwanted sexual attention that has the purpose or effect of being offensive, intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or troublesome.
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