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Thousands of female troops in UK military face harassment, bullying: report Xinhua | Updated: 2021-07-26 09:49
LONDON - About 64 percent of British female veterans and 58 percent of currently-serving women reported experiencing bullying, harassment and discrimination during their careers, a parliamentary report revealed Sunday.
Published by the House of Commons (lower house of the British Parliament) Defense Sub-Committee on Women in the Armed Forces, the report said there is truly shocking evidence of bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape experienced by servicewomen.
At the same time, most of the women who responded to a major survey by the committee said they did not believe the military did enough to address the problems, as six in 10 women did not report the bullying, harassment and discrimination they experienced.