A servicewoman who reported sexual harassment was ‘made to be the problem’ after others ‘sought to protect the male concerned’. Women in the armed forces are twelve times more likely to be sexually harassed than their male counterparts.
The survey also found only one in eight of those who have experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination in the armed forced have made a formal written complaint about their experience.
‘The whole experience has had the effect of ending my career. I am no longer able to work in this environment and want nothing more to do with the armed forces,’ she said. ‘My situation is not a one-off and I do not believe that any person should have to experience what I have experienced.’ ‘In the past year we’ve seen appalling revelations from within all 3 branches of the services with a common thread running through them – deep-seated sexism, victim blaming and a dysfunctional complaints system.
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