Almost 15 per cent of Irish adults have been raped at some point in their life, while one in three experienced some form of sexual violence, according to a new study. HarassmentSome 31 per cent of Irish adults experienced sexual harassment, which is unwanted sexualised comments or behaviours other than penetration. Of those who experienced sexual violence, some 8.5 per cent experienced the violence during childhood, 15.8 per cent during adolescence and 16.7 per cent in adulthood. Dr Frédérique Vallières, director of the Trinity Centre for Global Health at Trinity College Dublin and study co-lead, said sexual violence is a “gendered issue”. If you’re in college, or you’re in work, somebody sitting beside you is probably a victim of sexual violence,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times November 25, 2020 06:00 UTC