Women's Aid Organisation: Sexual Harassment Survey

SEXUAL HARASSMENT SURVEY

In conjunction with the Joint Action Group Against Violence Against Women (JAG)'s efforts to legislate Sexual Harassment , we would like to find out about your views on sexual harassment and experiences with sexual harassment. Please take a few moments to answer this questionnaire:

QUESTION 1

Sexual harassment includes the following behaviour. Have you ever experienced any of these? (If no, proceed to Question 6. If yes, please tick any that apply below.)

	In your workplace	Other spaces(e.g. public transport, educational institution, etc.)
Unwelcome language/messages(e.g. wolf whistles, dirty jokes)
Unwelcome sexual comments about your body
Unwelcome non-verbal messages (e.g. staring or leering)
Display of sexually suggestive objects (e.g. posters, calendars) Harassing phone calls, e-mails, letters (e.g. obscene phone calls)
Threatened or blackmailed into unwelcome sexual relations (e.g. If you don’t date/sleep with me..)
Unwelcome physical contact (e.g. touching, being rubbed against)
Others (please specify)

QUESTION 2

Who were the harassers and what was their sex? --------- (Please tick any that apply)

Category	Male	Female
Management
My immediate supervisor/s
My co-worker/s
My subordinate/s
Clients, vendors or other non-employees
Leturers, teachers
Others(please specify)

QUESTION 3

If you were sexually harassed, did you feel that this unwanted sexual behaviour: (Please tick any that apply)

Threatened your personal security
Threatened your employment opportunities
Created an offensive working environment
Created a hostile working environment
Others (please explain)

QUESTION 4

Did the behaviour referred to above cause you to do any of the following:(Please tick any that apply)

Arrive late to work
Take time off work
Work less effectively than before the incident
Change your work pattern in a significant way
Try and avoid certain areas within the workplace/your environment
Consider changing jobs/your environment
Feel stressed
Seek medical assistance
Others (please explain)

QUESTION 5

If you experienced this unwanted sexual conduct, who did you report to? (Please tick any that apply)

A friend outside your workplace
A family member
Your work colleague
Your supervisor
The Human Resources/Personnel Manager
Your union
Your counsellor
A medical doctor
The police
The Ministry of Human Resources
Others (please explain)

QUESTION 6

Are you aware of the Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual H- arassment in the Workplace introduced by the Ministry of Human Resources in 1999?

Yes
No

QUESTION 7

Women’s NGOs have recently proposed a Sexual Harassment Law (for details go to www.wccpenang.org) to complement the Code of Practice mentioned above. Would you support such a law?

Yes
No

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Conducted by All Women's Action Society (AWAM) and Women's Development Collective (WDC) in conjunction with The Star Publications, Sin Chew Jit Poh and Utusan Malaysia.

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Women's Aid Organisation
Pertubuhan Pertolongan Wanita
P.O. Box 493 Jalan Sultan
46760 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia.
Tel. +60 3 7956 3488
Fax. +60 3 7956 3237
Email: wao@po.jaring.my

WAO is a registered society with tax exemption status under Registrar of Societies. WAO is a member of the Joint Action Group against Violence Against Women and an affiliate member of the National Council of Women's Organisations and the Malaysian Aids Council.

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