Scenario A

Multiple Choice

Scenario A. Carmela and Penny are colleagues who are experiencing problems in their jobs. They relate their experiences to each other because they are very concerned about their situations. Carmela speaks of a conversation with her immediate supervisor in which he (the supervisor) tells her that if she will stay with him for the weekend the next time they take a business trip together, he will recommend her for a promotion. It was clear, Carmela says, that "spending the weekend together" included sex. Penny has a different situation. She works in an area of the office where there are few women during the day. Her colleagues consistently make lewd remarks about her body and attempt to show her pornographic pictures.
-If Carmela and Penny were men,which of the following statements would be true?

A) No sexual harassment could have occurred.
B) Sexual harassment could have occurred because the standard applies to male-on-male harassment.
C) The company would not be liable for harassment because "boys will be boys."
D) There is not enough information to assess this situation.
E) Any of the above could be true.