Not only has sexual harassment been one of Egypt’s most common and acute societal problems in recent years, but also it has become one of the most actively-discussed topics, including the motives of the harasser. In a recent survey conducted by UN women and Promundo, a Brazilian organization campaigning for gender equality, it was revealed that about 43 percent of men in Egypt believe that women like the attention and they admire being sexually harassed. Moreover, 71 percent of Moroccan men agree with this theory. Previous reports by national and international organizations suggested that more than 99 percent of Egyptian women have been subject to sexual harassment. Although victim-blaming is a typical reaction to sexual harassment incidents in Egypt, it was peculiar when men voiced their take on the subject and clearly mentioned that women are excited by harassment. Their views can also be translated into “women like being physically violated, chased in the dark on their way home, hiding behind cars in the streets to escape their harassers, or women would rather live off fear and doubt instead of actual jobs”. Alia Soliman, the Communications Manager at HarrasMap, spoke to Egyptian Streets…
43 Percent of Egyptian Men Still Believe that Women Like Being Sexually Harassed: Report
July 2, 2017
