Definitions Activity

Sexual harassment includes harassment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, self-identified or perceived sex, gender expression, gender identity and the status of being transgender. Click on each term to learn more (definitions may vary slightly depending on your location and any applicable local interpretations).

+ Gender

+ Gender Identity

+ Gender Expression

+ Sexual Orientation

Gender

The legal definition of gender can vary depending on your location. “Gender” includes actual or perceived sex, gender identity, and gender expression including a person’s actual or perceived gender-related self-image, appearance, behaviour, expression, or other gender-related characteristics, regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth. You must be aware that the definition of gender may be different for your location. If you have any questions, please contact any supervisor, manager (including upper-level managers), or Human Resources.

Gender identity

“Gender identity” is a person’s internal understanding of and identification with gender, or the perception of a person’s gender identity, which may include male, female, a combination of male and female, neither male nor female, a gender different from the person’s sex assigned at birth, or transgender.

Gender expression

“Gender expression” means a person’s gender-related appearance and behaviour, or the perception of such appearance or behaviour, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth.

Sexual orientation

“Sexual orientation” means heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or asexuality.