Over 60% of women in German military report sexual harassment at work
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More than half of all female Bundeswehr soldiers have already experienced sexual misconduct, a hidden-figure study shows, revealing up to five times more cases than officially reported. #EuropeNews

More than 60% of women serving in Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, have experienced sexual misconduct ranging from lewd remarks to physical harassment, according to a new study presented by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), on Wednesday.

Fifteen percent said they had been harassed with images taken against their will or altered using artificial intelligence. Nine percent of servicewomen and 3% of servicemen said they had been physically assaulted, while 2% of both women and men said they had experienced outright sexual violence in the Bundeswehr.

  • MantisToboggonEnglish
    71·
    3 days ago

    What’s the non military number? I bet shockingly high.

    • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
      18·
      3 days ago

      I doubt the number of those who experienced it at work is quite as high among the general population…

    • TheGoldenVEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      I also wonder if the reporting ratio is similar between those in the service and civilians. If I recall correctly the reporting rate for civilian women is low.

      • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        This is a study that interviewed people rather than relying on what was reported to official channels, otherwise you would never get a number as high as 60%. I don’t see a reason why civilians would be more or less likely to report their sexual assault experiences to the interviewers in a study.