MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
I can't believe so many of them think sexual harassment is "funny"
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060124/dctu024.html?.v=43
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation (AAUW Educational Foundation) suggests that sexual harassment pervades campus life. According to Drawing the Line: Sexual Harassment on Campus, a majority of U.S. college students encounter some type of sexual harassment and about one-third say that they have been physically harassed while at college.
Both male and female students encounter sexual harassment, but female students who have been sexually harassed are more likely to say they feel self-conscious or embarrassed, angry, less sure of themselves or less confident, afraid or scared, confused or conflicted about who they are and disappointed in their college experience as a result of sexual harassment. This report analyzes findings from a nationally representative survey of undergraduate students and is the most comprehensive research to date on sexual harassment on college campuses.
OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH FINDINGS:
* Sexual harassment is widespread on college campuses: Nearly two-thirds
(62 percent) of undergraduate students say they have encountered some
type of sexual harassment and nearly one-third of students (35 percent
of female students and 29 percent of male students) say the harassment
is physical, such as being touched, grabbed, or pinched in a sexual way.
* Sexual harassment takes an especially heavy toll on female students:
More than two-thirds (68 percent) of female students who experience
sexual harassment feel very or somewhat upset as a result. Conversely,
only one-third (35 percent) of male students admit to being very or
somewhat upset. Among female students who encountered sexual harassment,
one-third (32 percent) said they felt afraid and about one-fifth (18
percent) said that they felt disappointed in their college experience as
a result of sexual harassment.
* Most harassers think sexual harassment is funny. Half of male students
(51 percent) and almost one-third of female students (31 percent) admit
to harassing someone in college. A majority of students (59 percent) who
admit to harassing another student say they did so because they thought
it was funny, as opposed to nearly one-third (32 percent) who thought
the person liked it, and less than one-fifth (17 percent) who wanted a
date with the person.
* Students rarely report sexual harassment to a college employee, yet many
would like a way to report incidents: Only 7 percent of students say
they reported sexual harassment to a faculty member or other college
employee. More than half of students (57 percent) would like their
college or university to offer a confidential, web-based method for
submitting complaints about sexual harassment. Nearly half (47 percent)
would like their college or university to designate an office or person
to contact about sexual harassment.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060124/dctu024.html?.v=43
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released today by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation (AAUW Educational Foundation) suggests that sexual harassment pervades campus life. According to Drawing the Line: Sexual Harassment on Campus, a majority of U.S. college students encounter some type of sexual harassment and about one-third say that they have been physically harassed while at college.
Both male and female students encounter sexual harassment, but female students who have been sexually harassed are more likely to say they feel self-conscious or embarrassed, angry, less sure of themselves or less confident, afraid or scared, confused or conflicted about who they are and disappointed in their college experience as a result of sexual harassment. This report analyzes findings from a nationally representative survey of undergraduate students and is the most comprehensive research to date on sexual harassment on college campuses.
OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH FINDINGS:
* Sexual harassment is widespread on college campuses: Nearly two-thirds
(62 percent) of undergraduate students say they have encountered some
type of sexual harassment and nearly one-third of students (35 percent
of female students and 29 percent of male students) say the harassment
is physical, such as being touched, grabbed, or pinched in a sexual way.
* Sexual harassment takes an especially heavy toll on female students:
More than two-thirds (68 percent) of female students who experience
sexual harassment feel very or somewhat upset as a result. Conversely,
only one-third (35 percent) of male students admit to being very or
somewhat upset. Among female students who encountered sexual harassment,
one-third (32 percent) said they felt afraid and about one-fifth (18
percent) said that they felt disappointed in their college experience as
a result of sexual harassment.
* Most harassers think sexual harassment is funny. Half of male students
(51 percent) and almost one-third of female students (31 percent) admit
to harassing someone in college. A majority of students (59 percent) who
admit to harassing another student say they did so because they thought
it was funny, as opposed to nearly one-third (32 percent) who thought
the person liked it, and less than one-fifth (17 percent) who wanted a
date with the person.
* Students rarely report sexual harassment to a college employee, yet many
would like a way to report incidents: Only 7 percent of students say
they reported sexual harassment to a faculty member or other college
employee. More than half of students (57 percent) would like their
college or university to offer a confidential, web-based method for
submitting complaints about sexual harassment. Nearly half (47 percent)
would like their college or university to designate an office or person
to contact about sexual harassment.