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From JPost:

JULY 5, 2018

Last year, an internal IDF survey found that one in six female soldiers declared that she had been sexually harassed during her service, with the vast majority of the female soldiers said that they had been harassed more than once during their service, with 6% saying they had been harassed two or three times and another 3% responded that they had been harassed four times or more.

The survey was conducted by the chief of staff’s gender advisor, who sent thousands of female soldiers and officers anonymous questionnaires.

According to the survey, the vast majority of the female soldiers said that they had been harassed more than once during their service, with 6% saying they had been harassed two or three times and another 3% responded that they had been harassed four times or more.

The data survey, which is conducted every two years, relates to 2016 and questions were asked regarding cases of sexual harassment in the IDF as well as the awareness, reporting culture, and treatment provided to victims.

According to a statement by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, the survey did not indicate an increase in the number of female soldiers and officers who reported experiencing sexual harassment but the number of respondents stating that they experienced sexual harassment four or more times is the highest level since 2004.

The survey also found that while there was still a significantly high feeling among female soldiers that there is an atmosphere of sexual harassment at 60%, the number has gone down from 65% in the last survey two years earlier.

Huh. 60% to 65%! So, they’re proud of a rounding error?!

See the rest on Jpost here.

חינם ובליווי נשק.

פרטים מלאים במודעה למטה:

I plan on posting one item per day for Chol Hamo’ed, probably a song.

We will resume our regular schedule, God willing, on Isru Chag, Oct. 22.

By the way, here are some past articles on Succos.

The Frum Follies blog (started October 6, 2009) combats sex abuse in the Orthodox Jewish world using investigative journalism and hard-hitting satire.

Over 1,345 articles and 18,000 comments later, he summarizes:

… Most of the leadership of the Haredi world still covers up abuse way more often than they address it. They almost always deter reporting to the police and child protective services even though that is the single most effective way of preventing the same person from abusing again. They also discourage civil suits which would help survivors get some help coping with the damage. The Modern Orthodox world is definitely better officially in their positions. Additionally, it is rare for survivors who pursue criminal cases to be intimidated by expulsions from schools and shuls. Yet they too have a long way to go.

… Ten years ago, Avi Shafran was spouting nonsense about how child sex abuse almost never happens in the frum world. Now, there are many more programs to educate kids and parents about preventing abuse. Schools, shuls, camps, and youth groups are adopting some policies to prevent abuse…

Check out the blog here.

Mazel Tov. And please don’t stop!

“רק הרחק לא תרחיקו ללכת, העתירו בעדי!”