Nurture and Restore:A Healing Journey Through Gardening and Sound
Tansy, 2120 W Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91506, United States 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Our “Nurture & Restore” event […]
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81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime, with more than 3 in 4 women (77%) and 1 in 3 men (34%) experiencing verbal sexual harassment.
SOURCE | “THE FACTS BEHIND THE METOO MOVEMENT, A NATIONAL STUDY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT”, STOP STREET HARASSMENT
80% of women workers in the restaurant industry reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment at work.
SOURCE | ALBA CONTE 2019, SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
80% of transgender students report feeling unsafe at their schools because of their gender identity.
SOURCE | JAMES, S. E., HERMAN, J. L., RANKIN, S., KEISLING, M., MOTTET, L., & ANAFI, M. (2016). THE REPORT
8% of rapes occur while the survivor is at work.
SOURCE | DUHART, D. (2001). VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE, 1993-99. BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS.
80% of women farmworkers in California’s Central Valley have experienced sexual harassment on the job, according to a 2010 study.
SOURCE | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, “CULTIVATION FEAR” REPORT
76% of women were survivors of sexual abuse by the age of 13 in a study on a state-wide criminal justice system in Oregon.
SOURCE | NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN
61% of survivors did not tell anyone around the time of the abuse/assault according to a national survey on sexual violence within the transgender and SOFFA (Significant Others, Friends, Family and Allies) community. While 47% have long-term medical conditions or physical scarring from the abuse/assault(s), the first access of mental health services was most commonly 10 years post abuse/assault.
SOURCE | THE TRANSGENDER SEXUAL VIOLENCE PROJECT