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Sexual Harassment And Sexual Violence Essay

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North eastern women who come to Delhi to work or for academic pursuits encounter cruel and uncouth behaviour from uncivilised people of Delhi. They are racially discriminated because of their distinctive features and sexually abused because of their vulnerability. This study focuses on discussing the sexual harassment and sexual violence that the north eastern women have been facing in Delhi, causes that are responsible for such happening and various aspects related to this issue.
The study was initially planned on a sample of 100 north eastern women residing in Delhi, however the researcher could contact only 92 women. A questionnaire was administered to them individually contacting them through snowball method. The results showed that, 96% women had faced sexual harassment in Delhi, between sexual racial and cultural discrimination 64% of women reported that they face sexual harassment followed by 35% who reported racial discrimination and 1% who reported cultural discrimination. 42% women had faced eve teasing, 18% faced stalking, 20% faced physical touches, 14% had faced sexual violence, 3% got sexual calls and messages and 3% reported that they had faced all types of harassment , when asked whether men harassing them were educated or uneducated 87% said that both the educated and the uneducated men indulge in such sexual harassment.
64% women reported that they had not faced harassment by the men from the seven states of north east India. 96% women believe that the

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