According to a survey held between October 2020 and September 2021, 42 percent of responding newsroom employees in Central America had experienced sexual harassment. Additionally, 40 percent of journalists in Africa said that they had been sexually harassed. The survey was held among men, women, gender non-conforming individuals, and those who did not disclose their gender.
Share of newsroom employees who experienced sexual harassment worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021, by region
The source defines sexual harassment as unwanted and offensive behavior of a sexual nature that violates a person’s dignity and makes them feel degraded, humiliated, intimidated, or threatened.
Survey held among those who identified as male, female, gender non-conforming, or who did not disclose their gender.
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WAN-IFRA (Women In News). (May 25, 2022). Share of newsroom employees who experienced sexual harassment worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1310285/sexual-harassment-experience-newsroom-staff-worldwide-region/
WAN-IFRA (Women In News). "Share of newsroom employees who experienced sexual harassment worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021, by region." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1310285/sexual-harassment-experience-newsroom-staff-worldwide-region/
WAN-IFRA (Women In News). (2022). Share of newsroom employees who experienced sexual harassment worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1310285/sexual-harassment-experience-newsroom-staff-worldwide-region/
WAN-IFRA (Women In News). "Share of Newsroom Employees Who Experienced Sexual Harassment Worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1310285/sexual-harassment-experience-newsroom-staff-worldwide-region/
WAN-IFRA (Women In News), Share of newsroom employees who experienced sexual harassment worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021, by region Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1310285/sexual-harassment-experience-newsroom-staff-worldwide-region/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of newsroom employees who experienced sexual harassment worldwide from October 2020 to September 2021, by region [Graph], WAN-IFRA (Women In News), May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1310285/sexual-harassment-experience-newsroom-staff-worldwide-region/
