A third of U.S. military women say they've been sexually harassed

[lovuian]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/03/14/5008766-ap.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — One-third of women in the military and 6 percent of men said they were sexually harassed, according to the latest Pentagon survey on the issue.

The figure for women was worse than the previous finding several years ago but better than a similar survey taken in 1995, the Defense Department said in a report Friday. The Defense Manpower Data Center said it compiled the data from a survey of 24,000 people in 2006.

A separate report on sexual assaults showed that fewer cases were reported among military personnel in 2007 after years of significant increases.

There were 2,688 sexual assaults reported last year by people in uniform, the figures showed. That was down about 9 percent from the 2,947 reported the year before.
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[aquart]

1. That percentage seems low.

[usaftmo]

4. I concur with that.

Overall the military is about 80% male...meaning that men outnumber women 4:1

With a ratio like that I'm surprised that the percentage isn't 75% or higher. As much as I cherish being active duty, there's a lot of young/immature service members that don't act like a gentleman.

[Xenotime]

2. 1/3 of the women who have stepped forward..

This whole "I'm a man and better than you" shit needs to stop.

[Karenina]

3. The entire *mic needs to be stopped.

It's all about death and destruction.

[Luna_C_06]

5. Sadly, this doesn't surprise me.

And I agree with the other posters who said the actual number is probably higher.