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Table 1 Measures and distribution of sexual aggression in the form of sexual harassment or assault in the workplace in the last 12 months

From: Mental health consequences of military sexual trauma: results from a national survey in the French military

 

In the last 12 months in the context of your work (responses options no/once, more than once)

Source

Men

% (n)

Women

% (n)

Repeated sexual comments

Any repeated sexual comments (any of the following situations experienced more than once)

 

14.6% (159)

30.3% (67)

You heard sexist comments or jokes that made you uncomfortable?

DoD

  

You were put ill at ease by pictures of a sexual nature

DoD

  

Someone has had sexual remarks or attitudes that have put you ill-at-ease – ex: questions about private life, salacious remarks, looks that undress, mimes of sexual gestures?

DoD

  

Repeated unwanted sexual attention

Someone insistently made you sexual proposals, despite your refusal?

DoD

0.9% (13)

8.4% (19)

Sexual coercion (any of the following situations)

  

0.4% (4)

4.9% (10)

You were suggested a reward or special treatment if you had sexual relations

DoD

  

You felt threatened if you were not sexually cooperative,

Virage

  

You were treated badly because you refused sexual relations

You felt threatened if you were not sexually cooperative,

DoD

DoD

  

Sexual assault (any of the following situations)

Someone touched your breasts, your buttocks, squeezed you, cornered you to kiss you, rubbed themselves against you against your will?

Virage

2.9% (43)

7.8% (18)

Attempted or forced sex in the last 12 months

CSF

0.5% (6)

1.7% (4)

Total

 

3.3% (47)

9.0% (20)

Sexual oppression

(repeated unwanted verbal attention, coercion or assault)

 

4.2% (59)

14.9% (43)