GITNUXREPORT 2026

Female Harassment Statistics

Women face widespread harassment and violence across all cultures and settings globally.

Sarah Mitchell

Senior Researcher specializing in consumer behavior and market trends.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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Globally, 35% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence

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23% of women worldwide have been sexually harassed by a non-partner adult as a child

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Globally, 736 million women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence

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1 in 3 women globally experience sexual violence

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In South Africa, 50% of women experience intimate partner violence

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Globally, 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners

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In Nigeria, 45% of women experience domestic violence

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In Russia, 16,000 women murdered by partners annually

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In Kenya, 45% of women experienced physical violence by partner

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In Pakistan, 80% of women face domestic harassment

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In Bangladesh, 50% of women experience partner violence

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In Uganda, 56% of women experienced intimate partner violence

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In Ethiopia, 35% of women experienced physical violence from husbands

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In Tanzania, 44% of ever-married women experienced partner violence

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In Zambia, 49% of women experienced physical violence by partner

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In Rwanda, 34% of women experienced partner violence

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In Malawi, 41% of women experienced spousal violence

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In Ghana, 38% of women experienced partner physical violence

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In Liberia, 40% of women experienced intimate violence

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In Sierra Leone, 47% of women experienced partner violence

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In Mozambique, 39% of women experienced physical violence by partner

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In Namibia, 32% of women experienced partner violence

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In Zimbabwe, 43% of women experienced spousal violence

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60% of female college students in the US report experiencing unwanted sexual contact or harassment on campus

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85% of female students in UK universities report sexual harassment

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27% of female university students in Canada report sexual assault or harassment

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1 in 5 female high school students in the US experience sexual harassment

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In the UK, 56% of female students experienced harassment at university

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70% of girls in US schools face sexual harassment

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In Australia, 21% of female uni students sexually assaulted

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In Canada, 62% of female students report harassment

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In New Zealand, 29% of female students experienced sexual harassment

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In Ireland, 51% of female students report harassment

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In Scotland, 65% of female pupils experienced gender-based harassment

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In US, 23% of college women experienced sexual assault

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In UK, 68% of female school students faced sexual harassment

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In Australia, 55% of university women experienced harassment

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In Canada, 58% of female undergrads reported harassment

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In US, 48% of high school girls experienced sexual harassment

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In New Zealand, 39% of secondary school girls reported harassment

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In Ireland, 42% of female college students reported assault/harassment

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In Finland, 55% of girls experienced school harassment

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In Wales, 49% of female students faced harassment

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In Latvia, 27% of girls experienced school sexual harassment

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In Northern Ireland, 57% of female students reported harassment

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41% of American women have experienced some form of online harassment

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In the UK, 79% of women aged 18-24 have experienced online abuse or harassment

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59% of US women under 30 have experienced online harassment

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In the US, women receive 10 million acts of online harassment annually

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47% of young women in the EU faced cyber-harassment

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In the US, 66% of women experienced online harassment via social media

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53% of women in Germany faced online sexual harassment

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In India, 39% of internet users faced online harassment, mostly women

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69% of women in US faced severe online harassment

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In the EU, 20% of women experienced cyberstalking

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In the UK, 45% of women faced online sexual harassment

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In Brazil, 52% of women faced online violence

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In US, 26% of women under 29 experienced online sexual harassment

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In France, 34% of women faced cyber-harassment

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In Germany, 42% of young women faced online harassment

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In Spain, 38% of women faced online gender-based violence

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In Italy, 31% of women faced cyberbullying

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In UK, 60% of girls aged 13-18 experienced online harassment

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In Sweden, 40% of women faced online threats

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In Netherlands, 36% of young women faced sextortion online

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In Poland, 28% of women faced online harassment

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In UK, 63% of women experienced non-sexual online harassment

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In Scotland, 79% of young women experienced image-based abuse

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In Croatia, 30% of women faced cyber-harassment

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In Estonia, 33% of women faced online abuse

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In the United States, 81% of women have experienced some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime

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In India, 88% of women have faced public harassment such as catcalling or stalking

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In France, 100% of women have experienced street harassment at least once

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In Brazil, 92% of women have faced street harassment

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In Egypt, 99.3% of women have experienced street harassment

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In Mexico, 96% of women have experienced street violence or harassment

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In Lebanon, 97% of women faced street harassment

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In Italy, 80% of women experienced verbal street harassment

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In Peru, 78% of women faced street harassment

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In Argentina, 88% of women experienced street harassment

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In Morocco, 88% of women experienced street harassment

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In Colombia, 85% of women faced public space harassment

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In Tunisia, 54% of women faced street harassment

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In Chile, 76% of women experienced street harassment

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In India, 51% of women faced eve-teasing in public

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In Turkey, 81% of women experienced street harassment

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In Bolivia, 83% of women faced public harassment

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In Ecuador, 90% of women experienced street harassment

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In Vietnam, 58% of women faced street harassment

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In Thailand, 42% of women faced public harassment

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In Algeria, 77% of women faced street harassment

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In Jordan, 62% of women faced street harassment

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In Indonesia, 60% of women faced catcalling

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In Uruguay, 82% of women experienced public harassment

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In Palestine, 71% of women faced street harassment

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In Paraguay, 79% of women faced street harassment

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In workplaces across the EU, 55% of women report experiencing sexual harassment

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25% of women in US federal workplaces report sexual harassment

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In Australia, 33% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment in 2022

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75% of women in Indian workplaces face sexual harassment

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In Japan, 30% of women report workplace sexual harassment

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58% of women in Turkey report workplace harassment

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In China, 40% of female employees report sexual harassment at work

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In Spain, 57% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment

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In South Korea, 25% of women report workplace harassment

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In the Philippines, 22% of women faced workplace sexual harassment

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In Sweden, 52% of women report workplace harassment

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In Netherlands, 44% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment

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In Finland, 48% of women report work-related harassment

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In Belgium, 39% of women experienced sexual harassment at work

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In Portugal, 35% of women reported workplace harassment

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In Norway, 37% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment

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In Denmark, 29% of female workers reported harassment

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In Greece, 46% of women experienced workplace harassment

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In Austria, 43% of women reported work harassment

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In Switzerland, 32% of women experienced workplace sexual advances

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In Czech Republic, 41% of women reported workplace harassment

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In US, 35% of women in STEM fields experienced harassment

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In Hungary, 38% of women faced workplace sexual harassment

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In Lithuania, 34% of female employees reported harassment

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In Slovakia, 36% of women reported work harassment

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In Luxembourg, 40% of female workers reported harassment

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From streets to screens and workplaces worldwide, the shocking reality is that harassment is not a few bad actors but a global epidemic affecting women's lives at nearly every turn, as these distressing statistics from over fifty countries reveal.

Key Takeaways

Globally, 35% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence
23% of women worldwide have been sexually harassed by a non-partner adult as a child
Globally, 736 million women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence
In the United States, 81% of women have experienced some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime
In India, 88% of women have faced public harassment such as catcalling or stalking
In France, 100% of women have experienced street harassment at least once
41% of American women have experienced some form of online harassment
In the UK, 79% of women aged 18-24 have experienced online abuse or harassment
59% of US women under 30 have experienced online harassment
In workplaces across the EU, 55% of women report experiencing sexual harassment
25% of women in US federal workplaces report sexual harassment
In Australia, 33% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment in 2022
60% of female college students in the US report experiencing unwanted sexual contact or harassment on campus
85% of female students in UK universities report sexual harassment
27% of female university students in Canada report sexual assault or harassment

Women face widespread harassment and violence across all cultures and settings globally.

Domestic Harassment

Globally, 35% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence
23% of women worldwide have been sexually harassed by a non-partner adult as a child
Globally, 736 million women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence
1 in 3 women globally experience sexual violence
In South Africa, 50% of women experience intimate partner violence
Globally, 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners
In Nigeria, 45% of women experience domestic violence
In Russia, 16,000 women murdered by partners annually
In Kenya, 45% of women experienced physical violence by partner
In Pakistan, 80% of women face domestic harassment
In Bangladesh, 50% of women experience partner violence
In Uganda, 56% of women experienced intimate partner violence
In Ethiopia, 35% of women experienced physical violence from husbands
In Tanzania, 44% of ever-married women experienced partner violence
In Zambia, 49% of women experienced physical violence by partner
In Rwanda, 34% of women experienced partner violence
In Malawi, 41% of women experienced spousal violence
In Ghana, 38% of women experienced partner physical violence
In Liberia, 40% of women experienced intimate violence
In Sierra Leone, 47% of women experienced partner violence
In Mozambique, 39% of women experienced physical violence by partner
In Namibia, 32% of women experienced partner violence
In Zimbabwe, 43% of women experienced spousal violence

Domestic Harassment Interpretation

If the most universal female experience were a country, its primary export would be trauma, and these statistics are its grim census.

Educational Harassment

60% of female college students in the US report experiencing unwanted sexual contact or harassment on campus
85% of female students in UK universities report sexual harassment
27% of female university students in Canada report sexual assault or harassment
1 in 5 female high school students in the US experience sexual harassment
In the UK, 56% of female students experienced harassment at university
70% of girls in US schools face sexual harassment
In Australia, 21% of female uni students sexually assaulted
In Canada, 62% of female students report harassment
In New Zealand, 29% of female students experienced sexual harassment
In Ireland, 51% of female students report harassment
In Scotland, 65% of female pupils experienced gender-based harassment
In US, 23% of college women experienced sexual assault
In UK, 68% of female school students faced sexual harassment
In Australia, 55% of university women experienced harassment
In Canada, 58% of female undergrads reported harassment
In US, 48% of high school girls experienced sexual harassment
In New Zealand, 39% of secondary school girls reported harassment
In Ireland, 42% of female college students reported assault/harassment
In Finland, 55% of girls experienced school harassment
In Wales, 49% of female students faced harassment
In Latvia, 27% of girls experienced school sexual harassment
In Northern Ireland, 57% of female students reported harassment

Educational Harassment Interpretation

Across the Western world, schools and universities have perfected the art of teaching a tragically consistent second curriculum: that for young women, navigating harassment is a grimly normalized part of their education.

Online Harassment

41% of American women have experienced some form of online harassment
In the UK, 79% of women aged 18-24 have experienced online abuse or harassment
59% of US women under 30 have experienced online harassment
In the US, women receive 10 million acts of online harassment annually
47% of young women in the EU faced cyber-harassment
In the US, 66% of women experienced online harassment via social media
53% of women in Germany faced online sexual harassment
In India, 39% of internet users faced online harassment, mostly women
69% of women in US faced severe online harassment
In the EU, 20% of women experienced cyberstalking
In the UK, 45% of women faced online sexual harassment
In Brazil, 52% of women faced online violence
In US, 26% of women under 29 experienced online sexual harassment
In France, 34% of women faced cyber-harassment
In Germany, 42% of young women faced online harassment
In Spain, 38% of women faced online gender-based violence
In Italy, 31% of women faced cyberbullying
In UK, 60% of girls aged 13-18 experienced online harassment
In Sweden, 40% of women faced online threats
In Netherlands, 36% of young women faced sextortion online
In Poland, 28% of women faced online harassment
In UK, 63% of women experienced non-sexual online harassment
In Scotland, 79% of young women experienced image-based abuse
In Croatia, 30% of women faced cyber-harassment
In Estonia, 33% of women faced online abuse

Online Harassment Interpretation

These statistics are not a series of isolated incidents but a global, digital pandemic of misogyny, proving that for women, the internet is often less a public square and more a gauntlet.

Street Harassment

In the United States, 81% of women have experienced some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime
In India, 88% of women have faced public harassment such as catcalling or stalking
In France, 100% of women have experienced street harassment at least once
In Brazil, 92% of women have faced street harassment
In Egypt, 99.3% of women have experienced street harassment
In Mexico, 96% of women have experienced street violence or harassment
In Lebanon, 97% of women faced street harassment
In Italy, 80% of women experienced verbal street harassment
In Peru, 78% of women faced street harassment
In Argentina, 88% of women experienced street harassment
In Morocco, 88% of women experienced street harassment
In Colombia, 85% of women faced public space harassment
In Tunisia, 54% of women faced street harassment
In Chile, 76% of women experienced street harassment
In India, 51% of women faced eve-teasing in public
In Turkey, 81% of women experienced street harassment
In Bolivia, 83% of women faced public harassment
In Ecuador, 90% of women experienced street harassment
In Vietnam, 58% of women faced street harassment
In Thailand, 42% of women faced public harassment
In Algeria, 77% of women faced street harassment
In Jordan, 62% of women faced street harassment
In Indonesia, 60% of women faced catcalling
In Uruguay, 82% of women experienced public harassment
In Palestine, 71% of women faced street harassment
In Paraguay, 79% of women faced street harassment

Street Harassment Interpretation

The grimly consistent thread across these nations isn't cultural difference, but rather a global pandemic of public spaces failing their most fundamental test: allowing half the population to simply exist in peace.

Workplace Harassment

In workplaces across the EU, 55% of women report experiencing sexual harassment
25% of women in US federal workplaces report sexual harassment
In Australia, 33% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment in 2022
75% of women in Indian workplaces face sexual harassment
In Japan, 30% of women report workplace sexual harassment
58% of women in Turkey report workplace harassment
In China, 40% of female employees report sexual harassment at work
In Spain, 57% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment
In South Korea, 25% of women report workplace harassment
In the Philippines, 22% of women faced workplace sexual harassment
In Sweden, 52% of women report workplace harassment
In Netherlands, 44% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment
In Finland, 48% of women report work-related harassment
In Belgium, 39% of women experienced sexual harassment at work
In Portugal, 35% of women reported workplace harassment
In Norway, 37% of women experienced workplace sexual harassment
In Denmark, 29% of female workers reported harassment
In Greece, 46% of women experienced workplace harassment
In Austria, 43% of women reported work harassment
In Switzerland, 32% of women experienced workplace sexual advances
In Czech Republic, 41% of women reported workplace harassment
In US, 35% of women in STEM fields experienced harassment
In Hungary, 38% of women faced workplace sexual harassment
In Lithuania, 34% of female employees reported harassment
In Slovakia, 36% of women reported work harassment
In Luxembourg, 40% of female workers reported harassment

Workplace Harassment Interpretation

These grim numbers reveal a global workplace epidemic where, from Sweden to South Korea, the only universal job perk for women seems to be the persistent risk of harassment.

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