'Half of women' sexually harassed at work, says BBC survey
Half of British women and a fifth of men have been sexually harassed at work or a place of study, a BBC survey says. Of the women who said they had been harassed, 63% said they didn't report it to anyone, and 79% of the male victims kept it to themselves. The ComRes poll for BBC Radio 5 live spoke to more than 2,000 people. The survey was commissioned after sexual assault claims against Harvey Weinstein resulted in widespread sharing of sexual harassment stories. Women and men who have been sexually harassed have been revealing their experiences on social media using the hashtag "me too" to show the magnitude of the problem worldwide. That followed allegations, including rape and sexual assault,
against Mr Weinstein from more than two
dozen women - among them actresses
Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and
Rose McGowan. One man, who did not
want to be identified, said he had been
harassed by his female boss. He said:
“She made constant comments about my
appearance and how I dressed - comments
asking about my hairy chest and what I
liked in a woman."[It was] all laughed off
by other mainly female office staff, but it
left me feeling dirty and uncomfortable.
"I ended up with depression and confidence
issues and had time off with anxiety as a
result.” Since the allegations about
Mr Weinstein surfaced, many high profile
names have used social media to highlight
the problem of sexual assault, some also
detailing the harassment they have endured.
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