Amy Circosta
Director of Harassment Prevention & Equity Programs

Location & Hours
1 Holladay Hall
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday

Mailing Address
Campus Box 7530
Raleigh, NC
27695-7530

Phone Numbers
Voice: 919-513-1234
Fax: 919-513-1428
TTY: 919-515-9617

Email
amy_circosta
@ncsu.edu

The Protected Class of Sex

Definition

The North Carolina Office of State Personnel defines "sex" as:

"...the condition or character of being male or female; the physiological, functional, and psychological differences that distinguish the male and female."

See also Facts About Sexual Harassment and Facts About Pregnancy Discrimination from the EEOC.

NC State Policies and Procedures Regarding "Sex"

• Sexual Harassment Policy
  (Board of Trustees Policy 31.07 issued September 18, 1992)

• Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy Statement
  (Administrative Regulation issued August 30, 1999)

• Unlawful Harassment Policy Statement
  (Administrative Regulation issued August 30, 1999)

• Resolution Procedures for Harassment Complaints
  (Administrative Regulation issued August 30, 1999)

• Sexual Orientation Policy Statement
  (Administrative Regulation issued April 29, 1991)

NC State Links - Offices & Programs

• Council on the Status of Women
• Equity 6/8/08 9:25 PM/www.science-house.org/student/eyh/index.html">Expanding Your Horizons
• Gender Equity at NC State
• Professional Development Conference for Women
• Project SAFE
• Protected Class Series
• Rape and Sexual Assault Response Line
• Sisterhood Dinner
• Student Organizations at NC State
• Title IX Programs
• Women's and Gender Studies at NC State
• Women's Center

NC State Links - Student Organizations

• Bisexuals, Gays, Lesbians, and Allies
• Society of Women Engineers
• Take Back the Night March

Federal Links

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EEOC)
• Title IX and Sex Discrimination (OCR)
• Requirements Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (OCR)

Other Links

• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• Equity & Excellence in Education (EEE)
• BRIDGES
• AAUW - Raleigh/Wake County
• Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education (WANCHE)
• Women In Higher Education (WIHE)
• Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Equity Resource Center