This statistic shows the share of victims of sexual harassment in their workplace in the United States who reported the harassment to management or pursued legal action, by gender, as of July 2016. In July 2016, 67 percent of women who stated they had been previously sexually harassed at work did not report the issue to management or pursue legal action.
Did you report the sexual harassment at your workplace to management or pursue any legal action?
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YouGov. (July 11, 2016). Did you report the sexual harassment at your workplace to management or pursue any legal action? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/644390/share-of-us-victims-of-sexual-harassment-at-work-who-reported-the-incident/
YouGov. "Did you report the sexual harassment at your workplace to management or pursue any legal action?." Chart. July 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644390/share-of-us-victims-of-sexual-harassment-at-work-who-reported-the-incident/
YouGov. (2016). Did you report the sexual harassment at your workplace to management or pursue any legal action?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/644390/share-of-us-victims-of-sexual-harassment-at-work-who-reported-the-incident/
YouGov. "Did You Report The Sexual Harassment at Your Workplace to Management or Pursue Any Legal Action?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644390/share-of-us-victims-of-sexual-harassment-at-work-who-reported-the-incident/
YouGov, Did you report the sexual harassment at your workplace to management or pursue any legal action? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/644390/share-of-us-victims-of-sexual-harassment-at-work-who-reported-the-incident/ (last visited September 23, 2023)
Did you report the sexual harassment at your workplace to management or pursue any legal action? [Graph], YouGov, July 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/644390/share-of-us-victims-of-sexual-harassment-at-work-who-reported-the-incident/