Category Archives: Survey

16 July 2018 ~ University of Bristol research on prostitution and sex work 2018-2019 – online survey closes

The University of Bristol has been commissioned by the Home Office and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales to investigate (a) the nature and (b) the prevalence of prostitution and sex work in England and Wales.

This project has been granted permission by a University of Bristol Research Ethics Committee, and is led by Professor Marianne Hester OBE.

We are seeking input from people currently or formerly involved in prostitution and sex work, academics, NGOs/charities, criminal justice and health practitioners, police and others.

We are aware of the differences of opinion on this issue, exemplified for instance in the use of the terms ‘prostitution’ and ‘sex work’. We recognise that these differences have had a profound effect on the production of academic, policy and practice knowledge in this area. It is our intention that this research will provide a useful resource for individuals of all shades of opinion.

We also recognise that individuals and groups can feel over-consulted and under-recognised.  We know that completing surveys takes time.  We commit to being inclusive in how the the information that you share is recognised.

All the information collected within this survey will be held securely and confidentially. Your name or identifying details will not be identified alongside your survey comments in any publications.  We would like to publish a list of survey respondents because this is publicly funded research.  However, you are welcome to opt out of this list (see section 4) to protect your privacy.

The only exception to confidentiality is if you tell us that a child under 18 is at risk of serious harm. In this case we may need to inform someone.

We would be grateful if you could fill in the survey by close of Monday 16 July 2018.  These responses can then inform this crucial early stage of our work.  We will leave the survey open to allow ongoing responses, up until 31 December 2018.

We will also be holding further consultations over the course of 2018 to review and refine our emerging findings. If you are interested in participating in these, please include your email and indicate your interest in section 14.

We will be completing this work in Spring 2019.

If you have any queries regarding this research, please complete your contact details below and enter your query in to section 14 and we will come back to you.

Thank you for your time.

Continue online at https://sps.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/university-of-bristol-research-on-prostitution-and-sex-work

July 4, 2018

Questionnaire for #students about unwanted attention – Please complete online – Suzy Lamplugh Trust

Are you a #student at a UK #university & have you received unwanted attention, #harassment, behaviour?

We want to hear from anyone who is happy to share their experiences including anonymously to improve the way universities address & tackle these issues

We would like to ask students about their experiences of unwanted attention and behaviour whilst they are at university, so that we can work with universities to ensure they are providing the best and most appropriate support to students.

Survey responses will remain anonymous and are collected solely to ensure the work that we do with universities is effective.

Thank you in advance for your time and contribution to our work. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VR8Y682

June 18, 2018

Survey finds shocking scale of sexual violence at UK festivals

One in five British festival goers have experienced sexual assault or harassment at an event, according to new research.

Campaigners said the figures, believed to be the first of their kind, should be a wake-up call for the industry to start treating sexual violence as seriously as other crimes at festivals.

The poll showed 22% of all Britons who have been to a festival faced some kind of unwanted sexual behaviour, rising to almost one in three of women (30%) and almost half (43%) of women under 40.

The most common forms of unwanted sexual behaviour experienced by respondents were unwelcome and forceful dancing and sexualised verbal harassment.

Eleven per cent of women had experienced sexual assault while they were conscious, compared to three per cent of men, and four per cent of women said they were sexually assaulted while unconscious or asleep, compared to two per cent of men.

Only two per cent of festival goers who were assaulted or harassed reported the incident to the police, according to the figures, suggesting the issue is significantly under-reported. Separate data released in the Crime Survey for England and Wales in February showed more than 80% of victims of sexual assault did not report it to police.

The poll, in which YouGov surveyed 1,188 festival goers for the Press Association, also revealed:

  • Seventy per cent of those who experienced sexual assault or harassment at a festival said the perpetrator was a stranger.
  • Only 1% of women reported sexual assault or harassment to a member of festival staff, either before or after the event, although 19% of men reported their experience to staff.
  • When people were asked how satisfied they were with how festivals they attended handled the issue, 45% said they did not know and 24% said they were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, suggesting a lack of awareness around festival policies and safeguards. A total of 22% said they were satisfied and 8% said they were dissatisfied.

February’s Crime Survey statistics found one in five women had experienced some form of sexual assault since they turned 16.

Hundreds of thousands of people flock to UK festivals every year but organisers of some of the UK’s biggest festivals – including Glastonbury, Creamfields and the Reading and Leeds festivals – declined to comment on the new figures.

Somerset Police recorded two incidents of sexual assault, two incidents of rape and one incident of indecent exposure at last year’s Glastonbury Festival and some social media users reported instances of sexual assault at Manchester’s Parklife festival this year, on June 9 and 10. Parklife also declined to comment.

All figures in this report, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. The total sample size was 3,436 adults, of which 1,188 had attended a music festival.

The survey was carried out online between June 4 and 6 2018. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults.

  • Anyone affected by sexual assault or harassment, at any time, can speak to someone available through organisations like The Survivor’s Trust, Rape Crisis or Survivors UK.

Part of a longer news report at http://www.itv.com/news/2018-06-18/shocking-figures-show-scale-of-sexual-violence-at-uk-festivals/

June 18, 2018

A third of women say they have faced sexual harassment at work – Prospect survey

Prospect survey finds widespread sexual harassment at work 

A third of women have experienced workplace sexual harassment, a new survey conducted by Prospect has found.

The survey was created with the aim of finding out how often people had seen, or personally been affected by, behaviours in the workplace which amount to bullying and harassment.

One element focused solely on unwanted sexual behaviour. The disturbing findings indicate that many forms of sexual harassment are still prevalent across the UK workforce.

The survey was completed by nearly 7,000 people working in a variety of highly-skilled roles across the private and public sectors. The respondents who took part were 40% female and 60% male.

Over a third of women (35%) reported sexual harassment, with young women reporting the highest incidence at 62%.

Types of harassment that were reported by women in the survey included:

  • suggestive remarks or jokes of a sexual nature (27%)
  • unwanted comments about appearance (25%)
  • unwelcome behaviour of a sexual nature (17%)
  • unwanted and/or inappropriate touching hugging or kissing (14%)

Of those reporting incidents of harassment, two thirds of women had heard suggestive remarks or jokes of a sexual nature in the past year, and a third of women experienced inappropriate touching or hugging in the past year

Sexual harassment reported in the survey included: “a male manager who used inappropriate comments and hugged and kissed females each time we had a team meeting”.

Another person described an “old boys’ club” culture where the victim didn’t think their harassment would be taken seriously.

One respondent said: “On the sexual harassment complaint (in my previous role) I was made to feel like I was to blame by the investigating officer and didn’t feel like I had much support. I have lost a job after bringing up sexual harassment from a manager,” reported another person.

The survey captured the experiences of members working in sectors including: aviation, defence, energy, archaeology, heritage, the civil service and broadcasting.

Read Prospect’s new workplace guide on sexual harassment at work here.

Part of a longer press release at https://www.prospect.org.uk/news/id/2018/June/11/A-third-women-say-they-have-faced-sexual-harassment-at-work

June 15, 2018