Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve 2018: Key trends since 2016
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Description: Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve 2018: Key trends since 2016
Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve 2018: Key trends since 2016
Sexual assault
Women in the Reserve were 6 times more likely than men to be sexually assaulted.
| Gender | Percent |
|---|---|
| Women | 7.0% |
| Men | 1.2% |
| Note: Includes incidents of sexual assault which occurred in the military workplace or involving other military members. Sexual assault includes sexual attacks, unwanted sexual touching, or sexual activity without the ability to consent. | |
The prevalence of sexual assault did not change between 2016 and 2018.
In 2018, similar to 2016:
- 86% of incidents of sexual assault involved unwanted sexual touching.
Between 2016 and 2018:
- From 18% to 30% - the percentage of victims who said that someone in authority found out about the incident increased.
Sexualized or discriminatory behaviours
7 in 10 Primary Reserve members witnessed or experienced sexualized or discriminatory behaviour in the past 12 months, down from 8 in 10 in 2016.
5 in 10 women and 4 in 10 men who witnessed sexualized or discriminatory behaviour in 2018 took action.
| 2016 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reservists | 20% | 17% |
| Note: Represents statistically significant changes between 2016 and 2018. | ||
In 2018, 34% of women and 13% of men were personally targeted by sexualized or discriminatory behaviour.
Reporting of targeted behaviours to someone in authority increased from 25% in 2016 to 30% in 2018.
Operation HONOUR
In 2018, Primary Reserve members were more optimistic about Operation HONOUR than they were in 2016.
| Primary Reserve members believe Operation HONOUR will be: | 2016 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Slightly or not at all effective | 25% | 13% |
| Moderately effective | 36% | 28% |
| Very or extremely effective | 29% | 51% |
| Note: Responses of "don't know" are not shown. | ||
For more information, see: Sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve, 2018
Source: Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2018.
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