Question

Sexual harassment legislation is concerned with not just with the offender's intent but also the effects of the offender's behavior. laws also ban any behavior that

Answer 1

 laws also ban any behavior that: creates a hostile environment.

In sexual harassment area, hostile environment is an environment that caused some of from 'threat' or 'disturbance' that cross personal space.
Such as: A boss that cat-call one of his workers when she passed, a women that wear dress that reveal her private area in the office, etc