The Modern Women's Founda-tion (
The foundation, which has long been pushing for the enactment of a sexual harassment prevention law (性騷擾防治法), commissioned the Chinese Television Network (傳訊1q視) to conduct a survey in September. The poll targeted people aged between 20 and 40.
According to the survey, almost three out of four respondents are quite worried that they and their families could be exposed to sexual harassment.
The survey shows that 65 of the total 1,068 people interviewed had been sexually harassed, with more than half of them believing the misconduct had given rise to negative feelings in themselves.
The poll also revealed that public transportation ranked as the top location for sexual harassment, with a rating of 39 percent, while other places where people felt vulnerable included the workplace, school campuses, educational training institutes and hospitals.
As to how people define sexual harassment, nearly 80 percent of respondents felt sexually abused if they were physically harassed or asked for sexual favors. Around 50 percent of res-pondents believe posting nude photos in public constitutes sexual harassment.
Moreover, the survey showed 92 percent of respondents agreed that a special organization should be established to deal with relevant problems, while 89 percent agreed that new laws should be enacted to curb sexual harassment.
Supreme Court Judge Kao Fong-hsien (
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