HOW TO AVOID HARASSMENT AS A FEMALE STUDENT IN KSU

The issue of sexual harassment of female undergraduates is not a new one, and it is appalling that it is gradually becoming the order of the day. Often times the victims have a portion of the blame to their names; they bring it upon themselves unknowingly and are left to live with the stigma for life. These days it is seen that girls have turned their schooling to a fashion contest where they display their wardrobe, all in a bid to be seen as ‘’Big girls’’, thereby drawing unnecessary attention to themselves and this makes them deviate from the original reason behind their coming to school. 

 In recent times, decent dressing has become a thing of the past, most girls want to look ‘’sexy’’ to get attention from guys ,they attend lectures in skimpy outfits ,heavy makeup and dresses that leave them almost naked and expect not to distract the class and male lecturers, this lecturers keep such students in mind, the rash ones insult them publicly, the calm ones call them aside while the shameless ones enjoy the view and cease any opportunity that comes their way to get them into their beds. No one is saying girls shouldn’t dress nicely; of course they should but it should be done in moderation. 

Another issue is that of girls that crave for attention and get into unnecessary conversations with their lecturers and flock around them frequently. Although, they might not do this with any evil intent but one thing leads to another and some perverted lecturers take advantage of them, this can only occur when there is too much familiarity between the two parties without set boundaries and if the boundary set is trespassed, such student should deem it fit to report such lecturer to the appropriate authorities instead of waiting until the damage is done. 

Another way to avoid sexual harassment is to study hard , that way you have no reason to go and beg a lecturer to give you unmerited additional marks to make you pass because most of these perverted lecturers see this as an opportunity to extort students, In most cases they ask the guys for cash settlement to make them pass and ask the girls for sex and often times they give in out of desperation, students who study hard can’t fall victim of such and if in any case they feel their scores are being tampered with, they are to report to the appropriate authorities and such cases will be looked into and justice will be served. 

Some girls are well known for sleeping around with lectures ,this kind of girls shouldn’t be people you hang out with because “birds of like feathers flock together’’ when you are seen with such people, the lectures assume you are like them and may begin to make advances and like they say “prevention is better than cure’’, so why not stay safe instead of having to think of possible solutions when you get into such problems . To avoid sexual harassment dress decently and moderately, study hard, avoid unnecessary attachments to lecturers and hang out with the right people.