21 The Washington Center • Code of Conduct
Spring 2025
Responses to Harassment/Sexual Misconduct
• Communicating possible harassment is EVERY PARTICIPANT of TWC's responsibility.
• Our response to information can be critical in how that situation is addressed, resolved, and moved into a
positive arena. Failure to follow protocol or act can create a major liability for TWC. Harassment by or toward
any TWC participant or TWC staff member is not permitted and will not be tolerated by TWC.
• Sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination that involves unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature.
– Unwelcome physical advances, requests for sexual favors, and other unwelcome verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature are examples of sexual harassment
– Third party sexual harassment is perpetrated not by employees of your employer but rather by
individuals outside of your organization
– Sexual favoritism is the preferential treatment of an employee because that employee granted sexual
favors to the employer
• Sex Based: involves treating someone (an applicant or an employee) unfavorably because of that person's sex
• Discrimination against an individual because of gender identity, including transgender status, because of sexual
orientation is discrimination based on sex.
