CNN/Reuters: Study: Sexual harassment at U.S. colleges

[DeepModem Mom]

Study: Sexual harassment at U.S. colleges
Tuesday, January 24, 2006


WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) -- Nearly two-thirds of U.S. college students are affected by sexual harassment -- ranging from offensive jokes and gestures to touching and grabbing, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Men are more likely to harass than women, but women and men are equally likely to be harassed on U.S. campuses, according to a report by the American Association of University Women.

Researchers found that 62 percent of college students experienced sexual harassment, and 32 percent of college students said they were victims of physical harassment.

"The primary form of harassment that we're seeing is actually non-contact: it tends to be remarks, gestures and jokes," Elena Silva, the report's co-author, said in a telephone interview. "But the fact that one-third of college students are experiencing some form of physical harassment is certainly a concern."

In a representative survey of 2,036 undergraduates at U.S. colleges and universities, 41 percent said they had sexually harassed someone....


http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/01/24/life.harassment.reut/index.html

[no_hypocrisy]

1. As much as I resented being sent to a four-year all women's

college by my father, I did appreciate having a vacation from sexual harassment and the cat-calls from the men students in the classroom. I got the latter of the two back when I went to law school . . .

[ismnotwasm]

2. Ahh

I was wondering about that "men and women are equally likely to to be harassed" bit

--Common types of physical harassment include being touched, grabbed or pinched in a sexual way, or intentionally brushing up against someone in a sexual way, the study found.

Flashes of frontal or rear nudity, calling someone gay, lesbian or a homophobic name or spreading sexual rumors about someone also were reported as sexual harassment in the survey--

So the young homophobes are out in full force. My guess is all this sexually freedom women seem to think they have still has the "slut" connotation if they choose to exercise it. Or even if they don't. And any suspicious "effeminate" male is a "fag".

Evidently we still have a long way to go to sexual enlightenment and equality. I'm very glad for the young men and women I meet who do NOT play this game, and seem to be able to meet each other on equal grounds.