1 in 4 men don't think exposing themselves constitutes sexual harassment, survey finds

Perhaps not surprisingly, men and women are not on the same page when it comes to what constitutes sexual harassment, a survey by the Barna Group found.The research group asked over 1,000 Americans "What do you think counts as sexual harassment?" in an online survey. They were told to select all that apply.The survey found that 91 percent of women and 83 percent of men thought "being forced to do something sexual" fit the bill.If that doesn't count as sexual harassment, what does? Who are the 17 percent of men and 9 percent of women who don't agree?Men were even less likely to characterize behaviors that didn't involve physical touch as sexual harassment. Twenty-four percent thought flashing someone doesn't count and 30 percent thought making sexual comments about someone's body isn't harassment.What constitutes harassment in the workplace?Sarah Layden, director of advocacy services at Rape Victim Advocates, joins the set to talk about defining harassment in the workplace.Nearly half of men thought pushing up against someone on public transportation doesn't constitute harassment, but most women (70 percent) disagreed. Merriam-Webster defines sexual harassment as "uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature especially by a person in authority toward a subordinate (such as an employee or student)."Women were consistently more likely to consider a behavior a sexual harassment in all but one category of the Barna Group survey.The research group didn't provide detailed explanations on why its respondents may have chosen as they did, but it's possible to imagine a few complications with the survey's wording. For example, some may have thought behaviors like following someone or staring should be defined as harassment, not necessarily sexual harassment.It's also possible that in some cases, respondents thought the categorization of "sexual harassment" was not harsh enough, and that some behavior should be identified as "sexual assault."It's not clear whether respondents were provided with a definition of sexual harassment before participating in the survey.You can read the full results of the survey here.

Perhaps not surprisingly, men and women are not on the same page when it comes to what constitutes sexual harassment, a survey by the Barna Group found.

The research group asked over 1,000 Americans "What do you think counts as sexual harassment?" in an online survey. They were told to select all that apply.

The survey found that 91 percent of women and 83 percent of men thought "being forced to do something sexual" fit the bill.

If that doesn't count as sexual harassment, what does? Who are the 17 percent of men and 9 percent of women who don't agree?

Men were even less likely to characterize behaviors that didn't involve physical touch as sexual harassment. Twenty-four percent thought flashing someone doesn't count and 30 percent thought making sexual comments about someone's body isn't harassment.

What constitutes harassment in the workplace?

Sarah Layden, director of advocacy services at Rape Victim Advocates, joins the set to talk about defining harassment in the workplace.

Nearly half of men thought pushing up against someone on public transportation doesn't constitute harassment, but most women (70 percent) disagreed.

t as "uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature especially by a person in authority toward a subordinate (such as an employee or student)."

Women were consistently more likely to consider a behavior a sexual harassment in all but one category of the Barna Group survey.

The research group didn't provide detailed explanations on why its respondents may have chosen as they did, but it's possible to imagine a few complications with the survey's wording. For example, some may have thought behaviors like following someone or staring should be defined as harassment, not necessarily sexual harassment.

It's also possible that in some cases, respondents thought the categorization of "sexual harassment" was not harsh enough, and that some behavior should be identified as "sexual assault."

It's not clear whether respondents were provided with a definition of sexual harassment before participating in the survey.

You can read the

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