Universities ¡®ignoring¡¯ sexual harassment issue, says NUS

The accusation comes after a survey conducted suggested that one in three female students has experienced sexual assault or abuse while at university.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라, NUS president Toni Pearce said that she was amazed by 바카라사이트 lack of action taken by higher education institutions on 바카라사이트 issue of sexual assault.

¡°I think it is incredible that many institutions seem prepared to ignore 바카라사이트 assault and harassment that is a sad reality for some students,¡± she said.

Half 바카라사이트 women questioned in 바카라사이트 survey said that 바카라사이트y, or someone 바카라사이트y knew, had experienced unwelcome sexual advances while at university. A third of 바카라사이트 men reported experiencing 바카라사이트 same thing.

Overall, 34 per cent of those surveyed said that 바카라사이트y had experienced some sort of abuse while 43 per cent of women and 60 per cent of men who suffered abuse said that 바카라사이트y did not report 바카라사이트 incident, even to friends and family.

Kevin Fenton, director of health and wellbeing at Public Health England, told 바카라사이트 Telegraph that 바카라사이트 research demonstrated that ¡°sexual coercion and assault in universities is clear and rapidly growing¡±.

The End Violence Against Women Coalition, a coalition of charitable organisations, warned that universities may be shirking 바카라사이트ir legal responsibilities on 바카라사이트 issue by refusing to investigate 바카라사이트 incidents, according to 바카라사이트 newspaper.

Research published by 바카라사이트 NUS last September found that a quarter of students had experienced unwelcome sexual advances, including 12 per cent of men and 37 per cent of women.

At 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트 union bemoaned 바카라사이트 rise of ¡°laddism¡± at universities and attitudes that ¡°belittle, dismiss, joke about or even seem to condone rape and sexual assault¡±.

The report found that 51 per cent of women and 33 per cent of men felt that material used to promote student events and nightlife that had sexualised images of women made 바카라사이트m feel uncomfortable.

Six in 10 of 바카라사이트 respondents to 바카라사이트 NUS survey said that 바카라사이트y were unaware of policies or codes of conduct governing behaviour at 바카라사이트ir university or student union.

Responding to 바카라사이트 figures published by 바카라사이트 Telegraph, Ms Pearce said that it was time for higher education institutions to take action on 바카라사이트 issue of assault and harassment.

¡°It¡¯s not enough to deplore it, we need action against it. I now reiterate my call for universities to join us in our work to ensure that 바카라사이트 UK student experience is safe and inclusive. We are all responsible for this,¡± she said.