According to a survey conducted in 2019, 13 percent of women in the United Kingdom have been exposed to visual and verbal harassment at work such as to whistling, rude gestures or comments. In this year, another common type of sexual harassment at work in the United Kingdom was reported by women who were exposed to obscene proposals or messages with a sexual connotation at work.
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
13%
Embarrasing comments on your clothes or body
10%
Light physical content like brushing against your hands, hair, face or legs
8%
Obscene proposals or messages with a sexual connotation
7%
Touching of genital or erogenous zones like a hand on your bottom, a forced hug or stolen kiss
5%
Offered embarrasing gifts
5%
Invitations to places or at times that could potentially put you in a compromising situation
5%
Been forced to see or receive texts, photos or videos of a sexual nature despite showing your disinterest in such content
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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 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096724/workplace-sexual-harassment-uk/
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 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096724/workplace-sexual-harassment-uk/
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 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096724/workplace-sexual-harassment-uk/
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/1096724/workplace-sexual-harassment-uk/
IFOP & Foundation for European Progressive Studies, In the past 12 months, have you been exposed the following situations at work? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096724/workplace-sexual-harassment-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
In the past 12 months, have you been exposed the following situations at work? [Graph], IFOP, & Foundation for European Progressive Studies, September 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096724/workplace-sexual-harassment-uk/
