One in five UM students encounters sexual harassment, says survey


KUALA LUMPUR: One in five Universiti Malaya (UM) students have experienced sexual harassment during their university life, and only 11.1% of these victims took action, according to a survey.

Recent survey findings conducted by the Universiti Malaya Feminism Club (UMFC) found that 22.5% of its students — both male and female – experienced some form of sexual harassment with 88.9% of them choosing not to report their experiences.

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