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.
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.
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.