A 2021 survey conducted by Universities Australia (UA) has found that close to 50 percent of the university student population has experienced sexual harassment at least once. In addition, one in 20 Australian university students have been sexually assaulted and one in six have been sexually harassed since starting university, while in the past 12 months, 1.1 percent have been sexually assaulted and one in 12 sexually harassed. Universities Australia Chair Prof. John Dewar said in a release on March 23 that from this survey it is clear that sexual harassment and assault continues to occur among university communities, and it is not limited to campuses. “It can occur in students’ own homes, in residential colleges, pubs, and clubs. These are the places where students live, work, study, travel, and socialise,” he said. “The results of this significant survey are distressing, disappointing, and confronting.” The National Student Safety Survey was …