In her role as board member for the non-profit organization Stop Street Harassment (SSH), Britnae Purdy, Project Coordinator in the Office of Title IX, has contributed to a joint national study by SSH, UCSD Center on Gender Equity and Health (GEH), RALIANCE, CALCASA and Promundo.
The study, titled “Measuring #Metoo: A National Study on Sexual Harassment and Assault” includes findings that:
- 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime.
- The most frequently listed location for sexual harassment is a public space, while most sexual assault takes place in private homes or residences.
- Sexual harassment and assault cause people, especially women, to feel anxiety or depression and prompt them to change their route or regular routine.
- While experiences of sexual harassment and assault are highly prevalent, accusations of sexual harassment and assault are very rare.
- Most people who said they committed sexual harassment also said they had experienced sexual harassment.
The release of this study came at the end of April’s national observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and serves as a follow-up study to the February 2018 report “The Facts Behind the #MeToo Movement: A National Study on Sexual Harassment and Assault.”
