Rates of sexual assault are far higher than the rates of breast cancer diagnosis or childhood poverty, indicating that sexual harassment is a significant social issue with even broader consequences.
One girl didn’t want to change out of her shorts to leave her house in Tunisia when she went to buy chips. “I felt like a cultural prisoner,” she says.
Over the past few months, Israelis have watched a blur of famous, powerful men get brought down by accusations of rape and sexual harassment, which, in Israel, is a criminal offense.
Given the likelihood of being harassed by any particular male source, one journalist says she cultivates many political contacts. “If you get upset with one of your sources, you can go to the others,” she told Women’s eNews. “You need to have a big Rolodex.”
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