China – Survey Cites Sexy Dressing of Women as Blame for Workplace Sexual Harassment
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: August 28, 2006
Beijing.(AFP/File/Stephen Shaver)
Thu Sep 7, 2:48 AM ET
China – Sexual harassment is widespread at workplaces in China and women who
are provocatively dressed are to blame, state media has said, citing an online
survey.
According to a survey of more than 4,000 professionals conducted by a
job-hunting company, 43 percent of the respondents think sexual harassment is
“widespread” and 54 percent say it happens occasionally, the China Daily
said.
An overwhelming 90 percent said women who dress provocatively in the office
were inviting harassment, it said.
About 45 percent believe the perpetrators tend to be the victims’ bosses.
The concept of male supremacy is still deeply ingrained in most Chinese
people’s minds and sexual harassment is not an issue generally given great
social concern.
The paper did not say how many of the 4,000 respondents were male or describe
how the survey was carried out.
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