Research finds that 97% of women in the UK have been sexually harassed
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An investigation by UN Women UK found that 97% of women aged 18-24 have been sexually harassed, with a further 96% not reporting those situations because of the belief that it would not change anything.
Yesterday (10 March), a police officer was arrested in connection to the disappearance of Sarah Everard, a woman who was walking home in the Clapham Common area of London. This news has rippled across the country, resonating with the darkest fears of women who are walking home at night.
Claire Barnett, executive director of UN Women UK, said: ‘This is a human rights crisis. It’s just not enough for us to keep saying “this is too difficult a problem for us to solve” – it needs addressing now.’
It seems that almost every young woman in the UK has experienced sexual harassment. This figure is completely unsurprising to women who have grown up in the UK. It is common for friends to share traumatic experiences over WhatsApp, to call one another while walking home and to be hesitant in rej...
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