What classifies as sexual harrassment in public transport?
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Women report (April 2013), ninety-nine percent of women in Egypt have experienced a form of sexual harassment, highlighting that public transportation is the second most likely place for the harassment to occur.
Sexual harassment is a major type of harassment that includes any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favours, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. In public transport, harassment can include verbal and nonverbal behaviours ranging from lewd remarks, cat calls and whistling, touching, pinching, groping and obstructing female commuters’ way. Staring or leering acts and deliberate contact or groping are the two major types of harassment of rude behaviours. Crude comments or remarks with sexual innuendos and obscene gestures are also fairly common. These types of behaviours can even evolve into more serious forms of harassment such as rape and sexual assault.
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It is unlawful to harass a person (an applicant or employee) because of that person's sex. Harassment can include "sexual harassment" or unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.
It refers to behavior (either physical or verbal) that is of sexual nature and against the wishes and dignity of a woman.