Which term describes behaviors such as dirty jokes that put women down?

• A. Unwanted Sexual Attention
• B. Testimonial Evidence
• C. Empirical Evidence
• D. Gender Harassment

Answer: (D)

This item tests how different forms of gender-based behavior are categorized in workplace harassment policy. Dirty jokes that put women down target a person’s gender and foster a hostile environment by demeaning women. That’s gender harassment, a form of discrimination focused on insulting or demeaning remarks about a gender rather than on making explicit sexual advances. It creates an uncomfortable atmosphere even if no sexual act or request is involved. Unwanted sexual attention, by contrast, involves explicit sexual advances or coercion, not merely insulting comments about gender. The other two options refer to types of evidence, not to interpersonal conduct or harassment, so they don’t describe the behavior in question.