Service Academy 2006 Gender Relations Survey

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Sexual Harassment and its Impact for Women Officers and Cadets in the Swedish Armed Forces

“…Though we cannot compare the incidence rates directly to those reported in U.S. studies-because of differences in time frames (see note 7), the pattern of experiences reported by participants in our study are remarkably similar to those reported in studies of women in the U.S. military (Culbertson & Rosenfeld, 1993, 1996Fitzgerald et al, 1999;Rosen & Martin, 1998). For example, Lipari and her colleagues have found that sexist behaviors, crude or offensive behaviors, and unwanted sexual attention occur more frequently than sexually coercive behaviors (Lipari & Lancaster, 2003;Lipari et al, 2005Lipari et al, , 2006. Perhaps what is more interesting about these results is that women appear to experience patterns of harassing experiences rather than distinct, isolated episodes.…”

“…Lipari et al (2003) found that among women surveyed in 2002, 50% experienced sexist behaviors, 45% crude or offensive behaviors, 27% experienced unwanted sexual attention, and 8% experienced sexually coercive behaviors in the previous 12 months. Similar results are reported in studies of reserve component personnel and cadets and midshipmen at U.S. service academies (Lipari et al, 2005(Lipari et al, , 2006.…”

“…Bastian et al (1996) reported that 78% of women on active duty in the U.S. military experienced some form of sexually harassing behavior in the previous 12 months; Lipari and Lancaster (2003) reported that 24% of women on active duty in the U.S. military experienced some type of sexual harassment in the previous 12 months; Lipari et al (2005) reported that 19% of women reservists in the U.S. military experienced some type of sexual harassment in the previous 12 months. Similar results are reported in studies of military cadets and midshipmen at the U.S. military academies (Government Accounting Office, 1994Lipari et al, 2006).…”

Military Sexual Trauma in Men: A Review of Reported Rates

“…Some reports excluded sexual assault data (e.g., Thomas, Newell, & Eliassen, 1995), whereas others emphasized associated behaviors (e.g., stalking; Lipari et al, 2006). As another illustration, current DoD interpretation of annual reporting requirements under Public Law 109-364 indicates that detailed surveys and focus groups will be conducted only biannually (DoD, 2009a).…”

“…Weighted sample surveys during this period show reported incidence rates between 0.9 and 2.0 (Lipari, Cook, Rock, & Matos, 2008;Lipari & Lancaster, 2003;Lipari, Lancaster, & Jones, 2005;Rock & Lipari, 2009). Martindale (1990 Yearly social climate surveys from the military service academies suggest a stable reported rate between 1% and 2% over the past decade (Cook, Jones, Lipari, & Lancaster, 2005;Cook & Lipari, 2008;DoD, 2007b;Department of the Air Force, 2003;Lipari et al, 2006; Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense [OIG], 2005). Universal screening for MST among men in the VA shows similar reported rates of 1.1% to 1.2% (Kimerling et al, 2007(Kimerling et al, , 2008.…”