Facts and Figures

Education

• 66% of college students know someone personally who was harassed.
• 62% of female college students and 61% of male college students report having been sexually harassed at their university.
• 35% or more of college students who experience sexual harassment do not tell anyone about their experiences.
• 80% of students who experienced sexual harassment report being harassed  by another student or former student.
• 39% of students who experienced sexual harassment say the incident or incidents occurred in the dorm.
• 10% or less of student sexual harassment victims report their experiences to a university employee.

            (AAUW Educational Foundation’s 2006 research report)


Workplace

• 31% of the female workers reported they had been harassed at work
• 7% of the male workers reported they had been harassed at work
• 62% of targets took no action
• 100% of women reported the harasser was a man
• 59% of men reported the harasser was a women
• 41% of men reported the harasser was another man
  
  (Telephone poll by Louis Harris and Associates of 782 U.S. workers)