This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on sexual harassment in the workplace. The respondents were asked if they think that people in the workplace are too sensitive or not sensitive enough towards the problem of sexual harassment. The results were then sorted by gender. During the survey, 63 percent of surveyed women stated they think that people in the workplace are not sensitive enough to sexual harassment, while 54 percent of surveyed men stated the same.
Share of Americans who think that people in the workplace are too sensitive or not sensitive enough to the problem of sexual harassment as of October 2017, by gender
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Gallup. (November 3, 2017). Share of Americans who think that people in the workplace are too sensitive or not sensitive enough to the problem of sexual harassment as of October 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787990/americans-on-handling-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who think that people in the workplace are too sensitive or not sensitive enough to the problem of sexual harassment as of October 2017, by gender." Chart. November 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787990/americans-on-handling-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/
Gallup. (2017). Share of Americans who think that people in the workplace are too sensitive or not sensitive enough to the problem of sexual harassment as of October 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787990/americans-on-handling-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Think That People in The Workplace Are Too Sensitive or Not Sensitive Enough to The Problem of Sexual Harassment as of October 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787990/americans-on-handling-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/
Gallup, Share of Americans who think that people in the workplace are too sensitive or not sensitive enough to the problem of sexual harassment as of October 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787990/americans-on-handling-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Share of Americans who think that people in the workplace are too sensitive or not sensitive enough to the problem of sexual harassment as of October 2017, by gender [Graph], Gallup, November 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787990/americans-on-handling-sexual-harassment-in-the-workplace/