1. SECNAVINST 5300.26D DON POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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Purpose To provide a comprehensive DON policy for ALL military and civilian personnel on the identification, prevention, and elimination of sexual harassment and to establish regulations to enforce that policy.

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Background: The Navy and Marine Corps team must be composed of an optimally integrated group of men and women who are able to work together to accomplish the mission. All members are expected to follow the Navy Core Values……

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Background: The economic costs are significant. Even more harmful are the negative effects on productivity and readiness.

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Policy: Sexual Harassment is PROHIBITED! All DON personnel, military and civilian, will be educated and trained upon accession (within 90 days to the extent possible) and annually thereafter, in the area of identification, prevention, resolution and elimination of sexual harassment.

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Policy: Individuals who believe they have been sexually harassed shall be provided the opportunity to seek resolution and redress.

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Policy: There should be an environment comfortable enough to make report without the fear of reprisal.

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Policy: All reported incidents of sexual harassment shall be investigated and resolved at the lowest appropriate level.

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Accountability: A violation of these provisions by military personnel is punishable under the UCMJ, and is the basis for disciplinary action with respect to civilian employees.

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Accountability: Incidents of sexual harassment cover a wide range of behaviors, from verbal comments to physical acts, and can be subtle or overt.

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Accountability: Military personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps shall be processed for administrative separation on the first substantiated incident of sexual harassment involving any of the following circumstances:

15. Rewards in exchange for sexual favors
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Accountability:
actions, threats, or attempts to influence another’s career or job in exchange for sexual favors
Rewards in exchange for sexual favors
Physical contact of a sexual nature which, if charged as a violation of the UCMJ, could result in punitive discharge.

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Responsibility: Leadership is the key to eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination.

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Responsibility: Individuals who believe they have been sexually harassed are encouraged to address their concerns or objections regarding the incident directly with the person demonstrating the harassing behavior.

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Once you address the person, notify the command if:
The objectionable behavior does not stop
The situation is not resolved
Addressing the behavior directly s not reasonable
The behavior is clearly criminal in nature

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Responsibility: What if the person is in your COC or the COC ignores or condones the behavior? Promptly communicate the incident through other available means

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Action: The CNO, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Under Secretary of the Navy shall take action to enforce the provisions of this instruction.

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Definitions: Reasonable person standard: An objective test used to determine if behavior meets the legal test for sexual harassment

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Definitions: Reprisal: In general, it is taking or threatening to take an unfavorable personnel action or withholding or threatening to withhold a favorable action, or any other act of retaliation

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Definitions: Sexual Harassment: A form of sex discrimination that involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: (next 3 slides)

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Definitions: Sexual Harassment: Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a person’s job, pay or career…

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Definitions: Sexual Harassment: Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as a basis for career or employment decisions affecting that person…

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Definitions: Sexual Harassment: Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment…

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Definitions: Work Environment: The workplace or any other place that is work-connected, as well as the conditions or atmosphere under which people are required to work…

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Definitions: Unwelcome Behavior: A behavior that a person does not ask for and which that person considers undesirable or offensive…

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Definitions: Behavior sexual in Nature: The obvious: -telling sexually explicit jokes -displaying sexually suggestive pictures -talking about sex

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Sexual Harassment: To occur: Unwelcome sexual behavior must occur in Or impact the work environment

31. ____ is the key to eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination?
Questions???
____ is the key to eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination?

32. Answer???
Leadership… YOU!

33. Questions????
Policy:
All reported incidents of sexual harassment shall be investigated and resolved at the ______

34. the lowest appropriate level
Answer????
the lowest appropriate level

35. Any Questions?????
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