Some people confuse flirting with sexual harassment. They say or do something to another person, that person doesn’t like it, and they think, “What’s the big deal?” or “She/he is overreacting.” In fact, flirting and sexual harassment are very different.
1. Flirting makes the other person feel good, happy, flattered, attractive and in control. Sexual harassment makes the other person feel bad, angry, demeaned, ugly and powerless.
2. Flirting boosts the other person’s self-esteem. Sexual harassment hurts.
3. Flirting is reciprocal and complimentary. Sexual harassment is often one-sided and degrading.
4. Flirting is wanted. Sexual harassment is unwanted and done in a way so that one person has power over another.
5. Flirting is legal. Sexual harassment is illegal. In schools, it’s illegal according to the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, Federal Education Amendment.
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