Title IX and Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedures: Sex-Based Harassment
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Sex-based harassment is a form of sex discrimination and means sexual harassment and other harassment on the basis of sex, including on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Sex-based harassment includes the following:
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b. Hostile Environment Harassment: Unwelcome sex-based conduct that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person鈥檚 ability to participate in or benefit from the Institute鈥檚 education program or activity (i.e., creates a hostile environment).