Sexual Harassment

Most U.S. Women Have Been Sexually Harassed

After more than 80 women accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and with at least a dozen men alleging they experienced sexual misconduct by Kevin Spacey, a YouGov poll found that such experiences are a brutal reality across the United States. The research found that 60 percent of all U.S. women have been sexually harassed by a man at some point while 27 percent have not and 8 percent prefer not to say. When it comes to recognition of the problem, 27 percent of Americans consider it very serious while 42 percent think it is somewhat serious.

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This chart shows U.S. thoughts on sexual harassment in 2017.

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Share of Americans who have been victims of sexual harassment as of 2017, by gender
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Number of women that women think have experienced sexual harassment in 2018, by country
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Number of women men think have experienced sexual harassment in 2018, by country
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Share of Americans who consider sexual harassment a major or a minor problem in 2017, by gender
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Would you say you have ever been sexually harassed by a man?

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