Many companies have instituted formalized sexual harassment
             policies. Israel Discount Bank, PepsiCo., Mitsui & Co., and Time
             Warner were questioned regarding their sexual harassment policy.
             The opening statement of a policy establishes the tone for the
             rest of the policy, clarifying a company's position on the issue.
             Three of the above-mentioned companies opened their statements of
             policy forcefully and definitively, stating that all employees have
             the right to work in an environment free of sexual harassment. The
             fourth company, Mitsui & Co., was less explicit, stating that all
             employees have the right to equal employment opportunities. It
             later proceeded to state that unlawful employee harassment is
             Within their policies, each of the companies gives their
             definition of sexual harassment. Israel Discount Bank and
             PepsiCo.'s definitions were similar, listing repeated sexual
             flirtation, unwelcome advances, propositions, verbal abuse of a
             sexual nature, suggestive objects, offensive comments, jokes, or
             innuendoes as harassment. Time Warner and Mitsui & Co. simply
             enumerate unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors,
             and verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature under sexual
             Each company stresses forbids the threat of job loss due to
             rejected sexual overtures. They prohibit supervisory staff from
             threatening or insinuating, either explicitly or implicitly, that
             any employee's submission to or rejection of sexual advances will,
             in any way, influence any personnel decisions regarding employees:
             employment, evaluation, wages, advancement, assigned duties, or
             Sexual harassment can only be dealt with if the victim comes
             forth. The willingness of an employee to be forthcoming is
             dependent upon the articulated position of a company regarding
             sexual harassment. PepsiCo.'s zealous opposition to such
             harassment is clear in their written policy whic...