Share of Americans who have been victims of sexual harassment as of 2017, by gender

During this 2017 survey, 42 percent of surveyed women stated they have experienced sexual harassment, while 11 percent of surveyed men stated the same. In total, about 27 percent of American adults stated they have been sexually harassed before. Increasing awareness in the U.S. Sexual harassment is, of course, illegal but notoriously underreported. The discrepancy between perceived figures of cases and actual ones is severe, and in fact the actual number of cases of sexual harassment is at least twice as high as the average guesses, regardless of the country the survey was conducted in. However, in the United States, only a third of men and just as many women are really concerned about sexual harassment of women. #metoo sheds some light on dark figures When the #metoo movement started in 2017, many women and men came forward and shared their experiences, and the number of reported cases of rape increased significantly. Public support for this movement is high in the United States, especially among the younger generations. Still, the United States have a long way to go, with harassment and discrimination based on gender and sexual harassment in the workplace still being a problem that needs to be addressed more thoroughly.

在本次2017年的调查中，受访女性的42%表示她们曾遭遇性骚扰，而受访男性的11%也表示有过同样的经历。总计，大约27%的美国成年人表示他们在此之前曾遭受过性骚扰。在美国，公众对性骚扰的认识正在逐渐提高。性骚扰固然是违法行为，但因其臭名昭著的低报告率，其真实发生频率与公众认知之间存在巨大差异。实际上，无论调查发生在哪个国家，性骚扰的实际案例数至少是平均猜测的两倍。然而，在美国，仅有三分之一的男性以及同等比例的女性真正对女性的性骚扰表示关注。#metoo运动为黑暗中的数字带来了一线光明。当#metoo运动在2017年兴起时，许多男性和女性纷纷站出来分享他们的经历，报告的强奸案件数量显著增加。在美国，特别是年轻一代，对这一运动的支持率很高。尽管如此，美国仍需走很长的路，性别歧视和职场性骚扰等问题仍需得到更为彻底的解决。