Week 13 - Revisiting the problem

Sexual Harassment; No.1 safety risk for women

"Sexual harassment is the number-one safety risk facing girls and young women across the world, according to a survey of global experts in 22 cities released today. The survey is the first of its kind to examine the safety risks facing girls and young women in so many different cities across the world (Plan International, 2018)."

Plan International, 2018

"Sexual harassment is the number-one safety risk facing girls and young women across the world, according to a survey of global experts in 22 cities released today. The survey is the first of its kind to examine the safety risks facing girls and young women in so many different cities across the world. The survey found that 78% of experts across the 22 cities described sexual harassment as an extremely high or high risk for girls and young women in their city and 77% said that, in their opinion, it occurs either very or fairly often in public (Plan International, 2018)."

Sexual harassment goes largely unreported

"Almost 400 experts across six continents took part in the online perception-based survey. The specialists were drawn from the fields of women’s rights, children’s rights and urban safety. Of those experts, 60% said sexual harassment in their city is never or hardly ever reported to the authorities. Sexual violence was also believed to be worryingly prevalent in cities across the world, with 57% of experts describing it as an extremely high or high risk for girls and young women in their city. Almost half (47%) said it occurs either very or fairly often in public. Over a third (35%) said it was never or hardly ever reported to the authorities (Plan International, 2018)."

Plan International, 2018

Plan International (2018) Sexual Harassment Is Biggest City Danger For Girls Across The Globe. Available at: https://plan-international.org/news/2018-09-24-sexual-harassment-biggest-city-danger-girls-across-globe (Accessed: 05/02/2020).