I’m not going to be threatened,’” said Janove. “The man is more likely to think he’s in the driver’s seat anyway. And 63 percent of women compared to 50 percent of men think the verbal affirmative is required for intimate touching. Seventy-three percent of women compared to 61 percent of men think verbal consent is a must before sex. But for intimate touching and sex, clear majorities think verbal consent is necessary.Įven though the majority of men and women are on the same page, there is still a gender disparity when it comes to these more intimate actions. For holding hands, kissing and putting an arm around a person, more think implied consent through body language is sufficient. ![]() Most people believe it’s necessary to get consent before touching someone. The same is true outside the workplace, in romantic relationships. About six in 10 men and nearly eight in 10 women think that a man asking a woman for sexual favors at work is sexual harassment, but those numbers drop to four in 10 men and a little less than seven in 10 women when it's a woman making the request of a man.Īgain, it comes down to the fact that men are less likely to feel threatened by a woman, due to their physical size and social or professional status, experts said. Survey data show that the same actions - like commenting on someone’s appearance or putting a hand on their back - are less likely to be perceived as harassment when it is a woman doing it to a man. One thing men and women have in common is a double standard when it comes to who is committing the sexual harassment. “It's a difference in thinking just on that basis.” Most women raise their hands, most men don’t, Andrus said. Andrus, a lawyer who handles sexual harassment cases, likes to ask this question in focus groups: when was the last time you thought about taking defensive action against rape? For example, checked the backseat of your car before you got in, looked over your shoulder while you walked home late at night, carried pepper spray or made sure the deadbolts on your door are secure?
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