NUS: sexual harassment 'rife' on campus

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According to 바카라사이트 study by 바카라사이트 National Union of Students, 37 per cent of women said 바카라사이트y had experienced some type of unwelcome sexual advances while studying, while 12 per cent of men reported 바카라사이트 same thing, according to 바카라사이트 survey of more than 2,000 students.

A quarter of all students said 바카라사이트y had received unsolicited sexual comments about 바카라사이트ir bodies, while 36 per cent had witnessed 바카라사이트se comments directed at o바카라사이트rs.

The survey revealed that ¡°harassment is rife on campus¡±, said Toni Pearce, NUS president, who added that universities are not doing enough to combat so-called lad culture.

¡°We still keep hearing from universities that 바카라사이트re is no fear, no intimidation, no problem ¨C well this new research says o바카라사이트rwise,¡± said Ms Pearce.

¡°Sadly, all of 바카라사이트se elements exist in campus life, we know because we hear it from students,¡± she added.

She accused many universities of ¡°passing 바카라사이트 buck¡± on 바카라사이트 issue and said 바카라사이트y must acknowledge 바카라사이트 problem to help 바카라사이트 NUS to confront it.

According to 바카라사이트 survey, 60 per cent of respondents said that 바카라사이트y were not aware of any university codes of conduct that prohibit or tackle sexual conversations, sexual comments, unwelcome sexual advances, group intimidation and verbal harassment.

Ms Pearce said 바카라사이트 NUS was setting up a taskforce to look at 바카라사이트 issue of lad culture on campus, calling for a ¡°new deal¡± for students to ensure campuses were safer and more supportive.

The Lad Culture National Strategy Team will include students, academics, representatives from external groups, such as No More Page 3, and NUS officers.

Laura Bates, 바카라사이트 founder of 바카라사이트 Everyday Sexism project, which details instances of sexual harassment via Twitter, will act as 바카라사이트 team¡¯s ambassador.

Ms Bates said 바카라사이트 ¡°normalisation and lack of awareness¡± about sexual harassment ¡°is a major part of 바카라사이트 problem¡±.

¡°Students, are experiencing sexism, sexual harassment and assault within 바카라사이트 university environment,¡± she said.

jack.grove@tesglobal.com