Third of women report facing sexual harassment at university in England, survey finds | Students
According to data published by the British higher education regulator, one in three female students says that they endure sexual harassment during their time at the university or college, and most of them are on campus.
The results have shown that in approximately one of the five women, young women, lesbian, gay or bisexual students and disabled students have experienced sexual assault or violence with higher -risk students.
Findings Office for students More than 50,000 last year undergraduate students were defined as a “national scandal ve and argued that the sexual harassment and attack rate was worse than students in other countries.
“These shocking figures reveal how widespread sexual harassment and attack in our universities, one of the four students experienced harassment and seven attacks.
“Nobody should have to be afraid of abuse, but institutions still cannot protect them.
“A national scandal and vice president will not be able to return to a blind eye. This emergency requires reform and accountability throughout the sector. Students and staff deserve safe campuses, not excuses.”
While 24% of all students experienced sexual harassment, including damage and images, they were about three times more than men, and 33% were affected compared to 12% of men.
Women are twice as much more than men who will experience sexual assault or sexual violence with 19% than 7% of men.
A similar survey in Australia found that 16% of the students had sexual harassment and 4.5% had sexual assault while at university.
In the UK, approximately 40% of the harassment moved away from the university environment, but most of these cases contained one of the universities or colleges, especially although other students had academics.
In the last 12 months, only 13% of the students who have been harassed reported this to their universities or universities. While sexual assault was reported more frequently, students of 21 years of age were less likely to do so.
Only 47% of those who reported the events officially rated the procedure as well, while 39% were handled badly, he said.
Although larger students are less likely to be sexually assaulted or attacked, the questionnaire found that people over the age of 31 were more likely to be attacked by a personnel, including lecturers, sports coaches or other personnel.
Universities and colleges organized by the offspring are faced with new requirements to deal with harassment and sexual abuse. Susan Lapworth, General Manager of Offers, said: “All students should expect their time at the university or university to be far from sexual harassment or attack. We know that this is not always the case and we are grateful to every student who tells us their experiences.
“Last year, universities and colleges justified their efforts to solve these problems – because when the events occurred, they may have a deep, even destructive effect on students’ ability to develop and succeed.”
