UK: 97% of women aged 18-24 …

In the United KingdomAccording to a survey by the organization UN Women UK published on Wednesday, almost all young women admitted to having been a victim of sexual harassment.

According to the results of the survey, the number of women victims of sexual harassment in public places is 97% in the case of young women from between 18 and 24 years old, while the percentage is 80% in women of all ages.

According to “The Guardian” newspaper, this survey – which reached 1,000 women and was carried out by the firm YouGov – also showed a “Lack of confidence in the British authorities” to deal with the “competence” of the sexual harasser, which occurs “every 10 minutes” somewhere in the world.

This is the reason, says The Guardian, why many women did not report the incidents and others admitted that if they had, nothing would have changed. Among these cases, there were young people who were “groped, followed and forced to have sex”, according to the investigation.

“It is not enough for us to keep saying that this is a difficult problem to solve. It must be solved now.”UN Women UK Executive Director Claire Barnett said, noting that the UK needs to work more on “domestic gender violence”, especially against women and marginalized groups.

Meanwhile, younger women “change their behavior” to avoid harassment and older women fear for their safety “if they leave the house in the dark,” Barnett said after analyzing the results.

Faced with this situation, the organization, a member of UN Women, decided to send an “open letter to world leaders” as part of its Safe Spaces Now project, with the aim of tackling the problem and getting started. to provide effective solutions.