There are both state and federal laws stating that you cannot be
denied employment due to your gender. Specifically, an employer
cannot refuse to hire or promote you for a job for which you are
qualified based upon your gender. One form of gender
discrimination is sexual harassment. You have the right to work
in an environment free from sexual harassment. Sexual harassment
can take two forms. One is when the employment is expressly or
implicitly conditioned upon your participation in another
employee's demands for sexual favors. An example of this form of
harassment is when your employer or supervisor states that if
you don't engage in sexual acts with him or her, you will be
fired, demoted or denied a promotion. The second form of gender
discrimination is when unwelcome sexual conduct unreasonably
interferes with an employee's job performance or creates a
hostile or offensive working environment. Sexual harassment in a
hostile environment need not be directed at you, but must be
done in your presence, such a