Few political staffers on Parliament Hill report sexual misconduct: survey
OTTAWA — The majority of political staffers who told The Canadian Press they had personally experienced sexual misconduct on the job chose not to report it, with many saying they worried doing so would mean negative consequences for their careers.
The Canadian Press distributed a questionnaire to those working in offices of MPs, senators and cabinet ministers in Ottawa last month, asking them to share their opinions and experiences with sexual assault and sexual harassment on Parliament Hill.
Sixty-five of the 266 survey respondents said they had personally experienced at least one incident of sexual harassment.
Twenty said they had been the target of at least one incident of sexual assault.