Sexual harassment experienced by news staff worldwide 2021, by region

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Amy Watson,
Aug 23, 2023
According to a survey held between October 2020 and September 2021, 42 percent of responding newsroom employees in Central America had experienced sexual harassment. Additionally, 40 percent of journalists in Africa said that they had been sexually harassed. The survey was held among men, women, gender non-conforming individuals, and those who did not disclose their gender.

Share of newsroom employees who experienced sexual harassment worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021, by region

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Release date

May 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

October 2020 to September 2021

Number of respondents

2,005 respondents

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Method of interview

Online survey

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The source defines sexual harassment as unwanted and offensive behavior of a sexual nature that violates a person’s dignity and makes them feel degraded, humiliated, intimidated, or threatened.
Survey held among those who identified as male, female, gender non-conforming, or who did not disclose their gender.

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