Sydney college students have raised cards against sexual assault on campus. (photo by the Guardian)
"I was sexually assaulted. I`m a boy." Connolly (James Connolly), president of the National University of Australia`s Student Union, is on the campus podium. A year later, Connolly finally stepped out of the shadow of his heart and stood bravely in the sun.
One day about a year ago, Connolly invited a male classmate to the dormitory, but didn`t want to bring a wolf into the room.
"he whispered and asked to have sex with me, and I refused. A few minutes later, he forced me down on the bed. I cried`No `over and over again, and he just laughed and said` Shh`to keep me quiet. " The nightmares are still visible to Connolly.
"he forced me down on the bed. He`s bigger than me, stronger than me, and I can`t move. "
The following year, Connolly admitted that he had been hit hard. Panic, anxiety, depression all over the place. "I dare not report the school, dare not call the police, dare not talk to others."
"A man should be masculine, not to cry, and not to show sadness." Connolly had "tried to settle everything with silence". But recently, as a homosexual, he has finally come out-gay groups in this "masculine" society under a lot of pressure, but I am not afraid to face it.
"the reason I told the truth was to tell the other victims that he was not alone." Connolly encouraged students who were also sexually assaulted or sexually harassed.
The high incidence of sexual violence in colleges and universities
Connolly`s Australian National University is a high incidence of sexual violence. 3.5 percent of its students suffered sexual abuse last year, more than double the national average of 1.6 percent. Connolly is just one of many victims of sexual violence at the University of Australia on campus.
And other colleges and universities are not a pure land. A former Sydney University teacher told the Sydney Morning Herald that 16 of his students had been sexually assaulted. Most of the victims were drunk at the party and then sexually assaulted by their classmates or friends.
In 2015, a female student at the University of Sydney was sexually assaulted by a man at a party at St. John`s College (St John`s College). (St Paul`s College), the oldest S ã o Paulo college at the University of Sydney, has also failed to do so alone, exposing itself to scandals of bullying freshmen and humiliating women. A freshman named Kelly (Stuart Kelly) was forced to attend a promiscuous party on campus and was bullied and beaten by a number of boys. After only 18 hours at school, the trance-looking Kelly was taken home by her parents. Kelly is not as strong as Connolly to get out of the haze. Physically and mentally, Kelly locked the door to his room, ending her 18-year-old life.
Today, the Human Rights Commission (Human Rights Commission) released its first report on sexual violence on campus, following a survey of more than 30, 000 college students in 39 universities across Australia.
The Human Rights Commission, an independent body accountable to Parliament through the Attorney General, aims to advance human rights development in Australia.
According to the report, the top universities with high rates of sexual abuse are the University of New England, the National University of Australia, Charles Stewart University, the University of South Australia and Bond University.
The following chart shows the incidence of sexual harassment on campus (from high to low).
Note: the four-column data are the probability of sexual harassment, the probability of sexual harassment on campus, the probability of sexual assault and the probability of sexual assault in campus.
According to the University Campus sexual violence investigation report-sexual abuse:
- One in every 15 students has been sexually assaulted (6.9%). Of these, 1.6 percent were sexually assaulted in university settings; 1/5 were sexually assaulted in college and dormitory social activities.
- Half (51%) of those who were sexually assaulted knew the perpetrator.
- Domestic students (66%) were more likely to be sexually assaulted by a single perpetrator than international students (55%). (however, there are concerns that international students who have this experience may not be involved in the survey.)
- Bisexuals and asexuals had the highest rates of sexual abuse.
- Women are nearly twice as likely to be sexually harassed on campus as men, and more than three times as likely to be sexually assaulted. Homosexual or bisexual students are more likely to be sexually assaulted.
- In 2016, 51% of college students suffered at least sexual harassment. One in four students is sexually harassed in a college environment; 1/3 are in university squares or classrooms.
- Nearly half (45%) of those who are sexually assaulted know the perpetrator; more than 2/3 (68%) are mostly other students.
- Most common sexual harassment is characterized by malicious peeking or staring (14%), sexual suggestion comments or jokes (11%), and offensive questioning of the private life or appearance of others (9%).
- In 2016, transgender and bisexual people were more likely to be sexually harassed in university settings (45 per cent) than normal men and women.
- The peak age range for sexual harassment is 20 to 22
The survey found that students living in school dormitories were much more likely to be sexually assaulted or sexually harassed.
Students dare not say that the school does not act as a pure ivory tower frequently affected by sexual violence criminals. Why are these perpetrators bully? The inaction of the affected students or the inaction of the school fuelled the aggressors. The report on sexual violence on campus shows:
- Most reported perpetrators are men and victims are women-almost twice as likely as men to be sexually harassed and more than three times more likely to be sexually assaulted.
- Ninety-four percent of those who were sexually assaulted in college, and 87 percent of those who suffered sexual harassment in college, did not file formal complaints or reports.
- Six out of every 10 students do not know how to formally complain or report such incidents.
