Fifth of women sexually harassed
By Wu Yiyao and He Dan | China Daily | Updated: 2011-05-04 07:57
SHANGHAI / BEIJING -One in five female respondents have experienced sexual harassment at work, according to a recent survey.
The poll found 20 percent of the 1,837 participants from 10 enterprises in Guangdong, Jiangsu and Hebei provinces and Beijing had been sexual harassment victims.
The definition of sexual harassment included leering, getting inappropriately close, sending text messages or e-mails with sexual content, improper behavior such as obscene gestures or flashing, kissing, hugging and even rape.
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