{"id":13017,"date":"2018-02-09T08:09:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T08:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=13017"},"modified":"2018-02-09T04:14:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T04:14:09","slug":"one-in-five-experience-sexual-harassment-at-uk-parliament-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/one-in-five-experience-sexual-harassment-at-uk-parliament-report\/","title":{"rendered":"One in five experience sexual harassment at UK Parliament: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item-text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Nearly one in five people working in Britain\u2019s Parliament were sexually harassed or witnessed inappropriate behavior in the past year, said a report commissioned after a series of sex scandals at Westminster.<\/p>\n<p>The report, published on Thursday, called for a new complaints procedure along with radical change of a culture that can deter some from challenging bosses and suggested forms of punishment for those found guilty of harassing their staff.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201dThis is a big day for parliament and our politics,\u201c said Andrea Leadsom, leader of the House of Commons lower house of parliament. \u201cThis is a major step in bringing about the culture change that parliament needs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2017\/10\/25\/539853\/53-of-British-women-experience-sexual-harassment-at-work-Report\">\n<div class=\"oembed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/media.presstv.com\/photo\/20171025\/093fe81d-282a-4295-abf4-b1b885eaaefe.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\">PressTV-Half of UK women sexually harassed at work: Poll<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A new survey shows that half of British women and a fifth of men have been sexually harassed at work or a place of study.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last year, the UK parliament became one of several institutions to become embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal after abuse allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein prompted women and men to share stories about improper behavior.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2017\/10\/31\/540536\/uk-Parliament-sex-abuse\">\n<div class=\"oembed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/media.presstv.com\/photo\/20171031\/557418d5-6c76-4e06-be1c-12357d3b948e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>PressTV-Westminster sexual harassment scandal deepens<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>British authorities in Parliament failed to deal with a sexual assault allegation made by a woman working for a lawmaker.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>Two ministers lost their posts while others in both the governing Conservatives and opposition Labor Party were investigated over allegations of inappropriate behavior, prompting calls for an end to a \u201clocker room\u201d culture.<\/p>\n<p>The report said 39 percent of the 1,377 responses described experience of non-sexual harassment or bullying in the last year, while 19 percent reported \u201cexperience of sexual harassment, including witnessing sexually inappropriate behavior\u201d. Women reported twice as much as men.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly one in five people working in Britain\u2019s Parliament were sexually harassed or witnessed inappropriate behavior in the past year, said a report commissioned after a series of sex scandals at Westminster. 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