Two-thirds of Egyptian men harass women: most men blame women for it
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A survey of more than 2,000 Egyptian men and women and 109 foreign women said the vast majority of Egyptians believed that sexual harassment in Egypt was on the rise, citing a worsening economic situation and a lack of awareness or religious values.
It said 62 percent of Egyptian men reported perpetrating harassment, while 83 percent of Egyptian women reported having been sexually harassed. Nearly half of women said the abuse occurred daily.
Only 2.4 percent of Egyptian women reported it to the police, with most saying they did not believe anyone would help. Some feared reporting harassment would hurt their reputations.
"The vast majority of women did nothing when confronted with sexual harassment," the survey said, adding that most Egyptian women believed the victim should "remain silent."
Some 53 percent of men blamed women for bringing on sexual harassment, saying they enjoyed it or were dressed in a way deemed indecent. Some women agreed.
It said 62 percent of Egyptian men reported perpetrating harassment, while 83 percent of Egyptian women reported having been sexually harassed. Nearly half of women said the abuse occurred daily.
Only 2.4 percent of Egyptian women reported it to the police, with most saying they did not believe anyone would help. Some feared reporting harassment would hurt their reputations.
"The vast majority of women did nothing when confronted with sexual harassment," the survey said, adding that most Egyptian women believed the victim should "remain silent."
Some 53 percent of men blamed women for bringing on sexual harassment, saying they enjoyed it or were dressed in a way deemed indecent. Some women agreed.
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- AndreaKnoll
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Is that really what men think? That we enjoy it? Sure, a "Hey baby" every now and again doesn't do much harm and isn't gonna make me call the cops, but more often than not "cat-calling" makes me feel worse than uncomfortable - it makes me feel ashamed and threatened. I always wonder how their mothers would feel if they heard the kind of things their sons shout at women on the streets?
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And to think that it was the Ancient Egyptians who were the first society to consider women socially having power equal to and sometimes even greater than men. How far you have fallen, great Kemet.
I'm gonna go cry now.
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