97% of young women have been sexually harassed, study finds.
97% of young women have been sexually harassed, study finds
The majority of women and girls in the UK have experienced sexual harassment in public places, according to new data from U.N. Women.
The study found that 97 percent of women aged 18 to 24 have experienced sexual harassment in public spaces, and more than 70 percent of women of all ages have endured such behaviour.
The data was collected from a YouGov survey of over 1,000 women commissioned in January 2021 by U.N. Women UK, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality in the country. The research also showed a lack of faith in authorities, with just four percent of women telling YouGov they'd reported incidents of harassment to an official organisation, and 45 percent of women stating they didn't believe reporting it would change anything.
The data, which forms part of U.N. Women UK's Safe Spaces Now campaign, will be referred to the government and other public bodies in a bid to effect changes. "We've collected stories and ideas from over 1,000 women and girls, and now we're taking those demands to the owners and administrators of public spaces, asking them to implement our solutions now, in time for the UK's end to lockdown," reads the organisation's open letter to leaders.
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"This is a human rights crisis. It's just not enough for us to keep saying 'this is too difficult a problem for us to solve' – it needs addressing now," Claire Barnett, executive director of U.N. Women UK, told the Guardian.
"We are looking at a situation where younger women are constantly modifying their behaviour in an attempt to avoid being objectified or attacked, and older women are reporting serious concerns about personal safety if they ever leave the house in the dark — even during the daytime in winter."
I'd report to my brother!. That would make the diffrence.
ReplyDeleteYes, I’m sure. Along with 100% of men. Duh! What do you think happens in bars? Have you fools ever been in one? At least the women are offered a drink. Men get harassed but are expected to buy the drinks.
ReplyDeletethat is f up !
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ReplyDeletehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_against_men
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ReplyDeleteThere's definitely a blind spot there. We do see women in public behaving in ways absolutely forbidden for men to do.
DeleteIf your a democrat it’s okay https://www.foxnews.com/.../second-former-aide-accuses...
ReplyDeleteHere's an idea....men could just leave us alone. They could just not rape us. They could just not kill us 🤷♀️ women should just be able to live their lives without having a fear of men.
ReplyDeleteA very small percentage of men do that. It's unfair to put us all under one umbrella.
DeleteGiven such a high % of women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime, I'm unconvinced it's a small % of men. But agree not all men do it
DeleteAny is too many of course. But to say ‘men’, not ‘some men’, or even a ‘significant minority’ is a pretty damming insult to me and the vast majority of men. So I wonder what the % roughly is instead of what you say?
Delete97% of women have been sexually harassed or assaulted... 🤷♀️
DeleteSource? ONS says a wildly different number - 2% of adults aged 16-59 in the year ending March ‘17.
DeleteWhat a ridiculous reply. I just looked at the ONS and asked you where your claim came from. 97 out of every 100 women have been assaulted you say. Wow. Just wow. That just cannot be true. Can it?
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