Greece holds the 7th worst position in the EU in terms of rates of sexual harassment at work, with 42.6% of women saying they have experienced it at some point, a rate higher than 30.8%, which is the EU average, according to a new survey presented by “Efimerida ton Syntakton”. Also, in Greece, 6.7% said they experienced sexual harassment in the last 12 months before the survey was conducted.
Across Europe, 27.2% of women have experienced sexual harassment at work by a man, while 30.8% by “any perpetrator”. Of the cases of women who have been harassed by men, 15.8% experienced it from a colleague, 7.4% from a supervisor, while 9.3% stated that the sexual harassment was committed by another man in the context of work.
First in the rate of sexual harassment at work was Sweden (55.4%), while the lowest rate was recorded in Latvia (11%).
The most frequent victims were aged 18–29. In these ages, two in five women (41.6%) have experienced sexual harassment at work. It also emerges that only 13.9% reported the incident to the police, with most women not having access to professional support for the psychological and physical trauma from the incident.
Sources: Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών, ΕU Gender Based Violence Survey
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