Policy Library: Procedures, Applications, and Guidance: Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
Iowa State University
Relevant Excerpt
Harassment is a form of discrimination that occurs when unwelcome conduct based on Protected Status or perceived Protected Status is sufficiently severe or pervasive to unreasonably interfere with an individual鈥檚 or
group of identifiable individuals鈥 educational environment, employment environment, and/or participation in a University program or activity, thereby creating an environment that a reasonable person in similar circumstances and with similar identities would find hostile, intimidating, or abusive. This is identified as 鈥渉ostile environment鈥 harassment....
General definition: Sexual and/or gender-based harassment is a form of discrimination and harassment, as defined above, and includes unwelcome conduct based on sex, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, that meets
any of the following criteria:...
The unwelcome conduct is sufficiently severe or pervasive to unreasonably interfere with an individual鈥檚 or group of identifiable individuals鈥 employment environment, thereby creating an environment that a reasonable person in
similar circumstances and with similar identities would find hostile, intimidating, or abusive. This is identified as 鈥渉ostile environment sexual/gender-based harassment.鈥