Anuradha S
About a third of British women have been exposed to sexual harassment of some kind. According to the Mumsnet social networking site, one in 10 says they were assaulted. Just a third goes to the police, and another third tells no one, not even close friends at all. One of the few crimes where truth lies not in the physical facts of the matter, but in the emotional motives of those concerned, is sexual harassment. There is no call for a wholesale rejection of the universal standards of justice
The misconception that rape is mainly a threat at night on the streets is part of the issue. Actually, in the proverbial dark alley, rape never occurs. Two-thirds of victims are conscious of their perpetrator, and assaults typically take place
