Original Posted By indon
88 Persen Perempuan di Brussel Jadi Korban Intimidasi Seksual


BRUSSEL, BELGI, NNC - Belgian press pada Selasa (9/1/2018) melaporkan delapan-puluh-delapan persen perempuan yang berusia di atas 15 tahun di Brussels telah menjadi korban intimidasi seksual.

Temuan tersebut disiarkan di dalam survei yang dilakukan oleh University of Ghent di Belgia, termasuk wawancara dengan lebih dari 425 perempuan.

"Yang lebih mengejutkan di dalam survei ini ialah 30 persen perempuan mengatakan mereka masih menderita hari ini dan itu memaksa mereka menyesuaikan prilaku atau kebiasaan mereka," kata Pejabat Brussels yang Bertugas dalam Kesempatan yang Sama Bianca Debaets.

Debaets mengatakan ia bermaksud menyebar "perempuan umpan" guna memerangi pelecehan di jalan, demikian laporan Xinhua yang dipantau Antara di Jakarta, Rabu (10/1/2018).

Fenomena pelecehan seksual mencapai semua sudut masyarakat, baik di lingkungan profesional maupun tempat umum. Menurut survei itu, 57 persen perempuan percaya pelecehan di angkutan umum adalah fenomena umum, demikian laporan harian setempat.

Original Posted By bule
9 in 10 women in Brussels experience sexual harassment: study


City’s equal opportunities minister plans to roll out new app to report inappropriate behavior.

By JUDITH MISCHKE 1/9/18, 11:21 AM CET Updated 1/9/18, 1:57 PM CET

Nearly nine out of 10 women in Brussels have experienced some form of sexual harassment, according to a new study by the University of Ghent.

According to the study, 88 percent of women surveyed reported experiencing sexual harassment in the streets of the Belgian capital. Half of the respondents said they had faced physical violence, Dutch-speaking media De Tijd reported Tuesday.

One in three women surveyed reported to still be struggling with the aftermath of harassment or assault, De Tijd said.

“There is too little respect for women,” said Brussels State Secretary for Equal Opportunities Bianca Debaets, who requested the survey. “If women on the streets are being shouted at using sexual insults, that is no small crime,” she added.

Debaets, who also spearheaded a campaign to encourage women to file reports with the police, is planning to introduce an app called “HandsAway Brussels” in March. The app will allow victims, as well as witnesses, to report on instances of harassment or assault and provide information about the time and location they took place. A similar app is already in use in France.

Debaets also suggested using female decoys to catch harassers. “Why are we not deploying decoy-women to catch and punish perpetrators?” she asked. “This works in the Netherlands, why not also in Brussels?”