According to a survey conducted in 2019, around 17 percent of women in Germany have been exposed to visual and verbal harassment at work such as to whistling, rude gestures or comments. Another common type of sexual harassment at work in Germany was physical harassment, with a combined total of 18 percent of respondents exposed to this type of harassment.
In the past 12 months, have you been exposed the following situations at work?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Whistling, rude gestures or comments, or suggestive looks
17%
Light physical content like brushing against your hands, hair, face or legs
12%
Embarrasing comments on your clothes or body
12%
Offered embarrasing gifts
6%
Touching of genital or erogenous zones like a hand on your bottom, a forced hug or stolen kiss
6%
Been forced to see or receive texts, photos or videos of a sexual nature despite showing your disinterest in such content
6%
Obscene proposals or messages with a sexual connotation
5%
Invitations to places or at times that could potentially put you in a compromising situation
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IFOP, & Foundation for European Progressive Studies. (September 30, 2019). In the past 12 months, have you been exposed the following situations at work? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096692/workplace-sexual-harassment-germany/
IFOP, und Foundation for European Progressive Studies. "In the past 12 months, have you been exposed the following situations at work?." Chart. September 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096692/workplace-sexual-harassment-germany/
IFOP, Foundation for European Progressive Studies. (2019). In the past 12 months, have you been exposed the following situations at work?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096692/workplace-sexual-harassment-germany/
IFOP, and Foundation for European Progressive Studies. "In The past 12 Months, Have You Been Exposed The following Situations at Work?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096692/workplace-sexual-harassment-germany/
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