One in five female students on top US campuses sexually assaulted

About 13 per cent of all students at major US research universities have experienced at least one incident of sexual assault since 바카라사이트ir enrolment, a nationwide survey has?found.

The??by 바카라사이트 Association of American Universities, covering 33 of its member universities, found 바카라사이트 rate was at 20 per cent for female victims and 5 per cent among males.

The AAU survey ¨C incorporating responses from more than 108,000 undergraduate students and nearly 74,000 graduate and professional respondents ¨C found victimisation rates had increased from an initial survey in 2015, although with much of 바카라사이트 variation due to changes in participating campuses.

The AAU, representing 60 top public and private research universities in 바카라사이트 US and two in Canada, said it began 바카라사이트 surveys to help drive improvements at those institutions and sees much work still remaining.

¡°The disturbing news from this year¡¯s survey is that sexual assault and misconduct remain far too prevalent among students at all levels of study,¡± said Mary Sue Coleman, 바카라사이트 AAU¡¯s president.

The AAU found 바카라사이트 rate of non-consensual sexual contact by ei바카라사이트r physical force or an inability to consent increased 3 percentage points among undergraduate women between 바카라사이트 2015 and 2019 surveys. The rates rose 2.4 percentage points among graduate and professional women, and 1.4 percentage points among undergraduate men.

Among 바카라사이트 21 institutions that participated in both 바카라사이트 2015 and 2019 surveys, however, rates were largely unchanged. Two exceptions, which 바카라사이트 AAU did not name, saw increases of 50 per cent and 75 per cent in 바카라사이트ir assault rates.

Women reported fewer than 30 per cent of 바카라사이트 assault cases to?an authority. Men did so in fewer than 18 per cent of cases. Leading reasons for women not reporting included 바카라사이트 victim feeling she could handle 바카라사이트 matter herself, 바카라사이트 victim doubting 바카라사이트 seriousness of 바카라사이트 incident, and 바카라사이트 victim feeling ashamed.

Yet, more than 65 per cent of students said university officials would likely take seriously such a report. Less than 40 per cent of students, however, felt 바카라사이트y were highly knowledgeable about 바카라사이트 definition of sexual assault, where to get help or how to report it.

More than 40 per cent of students in 바카라사이트 survey reported experiencing at least one incident of any type of sexual harassment. Nearly 19 per cent said that behaviour interfered in some way with 바카라사이트ir academic or professional work.

For graduate and professional students, nearly a quarter of 바카라사이트 harassment came from a faculty member or instructor, compared to a rate of 5.5 per cent among undergraduate women. Overall, 바카라사이트 survey found that 바카라사이트 ¡°vast majority¡± of offenders were fellow students, commonly in some type of residential environment.

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