As of November 2020, 18 percent of the respondents that were sexually harassed at work have received crude and distressing remarks, while another 18 percent received unwelcome pictures. About one in three were harassed by their higher-ups, and of those, only one in three victims reported the harassment to their boss or their human resources department. Approximately 40 percent of the reported cases lead to the perpetrator being reassigned or fired. Nevertheless, in roughly 20 percent of the cases, the offender faced no consequences despite having evidence.
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The Straits Times. (January 15, 2021). Share of employed people who had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in Singapore as of November 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198771/singapore-workplace-sexual-harassment/
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The Straits Times. (2021). Share of employed people who had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in Singapore as of November 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198771/singapore-workplace-sexual-harassment/
The Straits Times. "Share of Employed People Who Had Experienced Sexual Harassment in The Workplace in Singapore as of November 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198771/singapore-workplace-sexual-harassment/
The Straits Times, Share of employed people who had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in Singapore as of November 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198771/singapore-workplace-sexual-harassment/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Share of employed people who had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in Singapore as of November 2020, by type [Graph], The Straits Times, January 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198771/singapore-workplace-sexual-harassment/