Question at position 1 What do you need to consider when deciding whether an act is sexual harassment or not? Consider the following factors Whether the alleged harasser is a man or a woman Whether a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would have anticipated the act would offend or intimidate the complainant. Whether the victim himself/herself finds the act unwelcome 1 & 22 & 31 & 3

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Question at position 1  What do you need to consider when deciding whether an act is sexual harassment or not? Consider the following factors Whether the alleged harasser is a man or a woman Whether a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would have anticipated the act would offend or intimidate the complainant. Whether the victim himself/herself finds the act unwelcome 1 & 22 & 31 & 3

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When reviewing what to consider in deciding whether an act constitutes sexual harassment, we must parse the listed factors and evaluate their relevance.
Option 1: '1 & 2' combines factor 1 (whether the harasser is a man or a woman) with factor 2 (whether a reasonable person would have anticipated the act would offend or intimidate the complainant). The gender of the harasser is not a determiner of harassment in most frameworks; what matters is the impact and the surrounding circumstances, not the harasser’s gender. Therefore, including factor 1 is misplaced, making this option incomplete or inaccurate by including an irrelevant factor.
Option 2: '2 & 3' pairs factor 2 (a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would have anticipated the act would offend or intimidate the complainant) with factor 3 (whether the victim themselves finds the act unwelcome). These two factors align with standard harassment assessments: a reasonable person standard plus the explicit perception of the victim. Together, they capture both objective and subjective elements of harassment, making this combination appropriate and correct in many legal and organizational frameworks.
Option 3: '1 & 3' pairs factor 1 (harasser’s gender) with factor 3 (victim’s unwelcome perception). While the victim’s unwelcome experience is relevant, pairing it with the harasser’s gender again introduces an extraneous criterion that isn’t central to determining whether an act is sexual harassment. This makes the option incomplete because it omits the objective reasonable-person consideration that helps assess whether conduct is harassing in context.
In summary, the critical distinctions lie in recognizing that the gender of the harasser is generally not a determining factor, while both the objective reasonable-person standard and the victim’s own unwelcome perception are essential. Hence, option 2 (2 & 3) properly reflects the relevant factors, whereas options 1 & 2 and 1 & 3 either include irrelevant elements or omit key, pertinent criteria.

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