In 2020, the most common form of sexual harassment experienced by women in Great Britain was being commented on their attractiveness directly, with just under half of women advising they had experienced this. The next most common type of harassment was being wolf whistled at, with 45 percent of women having experienced this.
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YouGov. (November 18, 2020). Which, if any, of the following has someone, who was not a romantic or sexual partner or friend, done to you personally? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220470/sexual-harassment-experiences-of-women-in-britain/
YouGov. "Which, if any, of the following has someone, who was not a romantic or sexual partner or friend, done to you personally? ." Chart. November 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220470/sexual-harassment-experiences-of-women-in-britain/
YouGov. (2020). Which, if any, of the following has someone, who was not a romantic or sexual partner or friend, done to you personally? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220470/sexual-harassment-experiences-of-women-in-britain/
YouGov. "Which, If Any, of The following Has Someone, Who Was Not a Romantic or Sexual Partner or Friend, Done to You Personally? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220470/sexual-harassment-experiences-of-women-in-britain/
YouGov, Which, if any, of the following has someone, who was not a romantic or sexual partner or friend, done to you personally? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220470/sexual-harassment-experiences-of-women-in-britain/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Which, if any, of the following has someone, who was not a romantic or sexual partner or friend, done to you personally? [Graph], YouGov, November 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220470/sexual-harassment-experiences-of-women-in-britain/