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Sexual Harassment in Ghanaian Tertiary Institutions: Reality or Perception
Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
| Vol 4, Issue 2
Table 3. Students' Responses to Sexual Harassment.
| Dealing with the types of sexual harassment in the College | I just let it go | I make my displeasure known | I report to the appropriate authority | Not experienced it | Total |
| Sexual comments about the body | 15 | 36 | 20 | 29 | |
| Sexual remarks/jokes/catcalls | 28 | 22 | 10 | 40 | |
| Offer of academic favors in exchange for sex | 51 | 33 | 4 | 12 | |
| Uncomfortable touching | 46 | 20 | 6 | 28 | |
| Threatened academically unless agreed to sex | 53 | 39 | 2 | 6 | |
| Unwanted digital sexual messages/photos consistently shared with me | 48 | 20 | 5 | 28 | |
| Unwanted requests for dates | 46 | 17 | 8 | 29 | |
| Attempted to have sex without consent | 51 | 38 | 2 | 9 | |
| Forced to have sex without consent | 52 | 42 | 2 | 5 |