Sexual Harassment

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http://thegrandnarrative.com/2011/01/11/korea-sexual-harassment/

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20130610-428819.html

Ask your partner the question. Write down their answer. Work together to make complete sentences.

1.

Imagine that a friend confides in you that he or she has been a victim of sexual harassment. What would you say to your friend? What would you tell your friend to do about the harassment?

2.

Suppose a boy repeatedly tells a girl, in public, that she has a great figure. While at first the girl is flattered, when he keeps talking about her figure publicly, she becomes increasingly uncomfortable. Do you think she has reason to feel uncomfortable? Is this an example of sexual harassment or positive attention? In Korean culture, do you think it is easy to confuse the two? Give reasons to support your ideas.

3.

Do you think there is a relationship between self-esteem and sexual harassment? Do you think people with low self-esteem would be more likely to be the harasser, the victim, or both? Give facts to support your ideas.

From a survey in Singapore

54% (272) had experienced some form of workplace sexual harassment.

27% of the 272 respondents experienced harassment by their colleague, while 17% were harassed by their superior.

79% of the victims are women; 21% were men.

12% had received threats of termination if they did no comply with the requests of the sexual harassers.

- See more at: http://www.aware.org.sg/ati/wsh-site/14-statistics/#sthash.XbHavqYo.dpuf

From A UN website:

• Between 40 and 50 percent of women in European Union countries experience unwanted sexual advances, physical contact or other forms of sexual harassment at work.
• Across Asia, studies in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea show that 30 to 40 percent of women suffer workplace sexual harassment.
• In Nairobi, 20 percent of women have been sexually harassed at work or school.
• In the United States, 83 percent of girls aged 12 to 16 experienced some form of sexual harassment in public schools. http://www.endvawnow.org/en/articles/299-fast-facts-statistics-on-violence-against-women-and-girls-.html