‘Distressing and confronting’: online sexual harassment rises for Australian university students during Covid

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‘Distressing and confronting’: online sexual harassment rises for Australian university students during Covid
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National survey finds one in six students have been sexually harassed, with gender diverse students affected worst

Online sexual harassment rose sharply for university students during Covid-19 lockdowns and remote learning, including on private messages during Zoom lectures, a report has found., found one in 20 students had been sexually assaulted since starting university and one in six had been sexually harassed. The survey of 43,189 students was conducted by the Societal Research Centre.

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