五角大楼关于军队中性侵犯的研究表明,遭受过性侵犯的大约2/5的女性军人和1/3的男性军人在被侵犯之前受到过同一个人的性骚扰。如果女军人经历过性骚扰,那么以后遭受性侵犯的几率从1/12增加到1/4。对男性军人来说,这样的几率会从1/67增加到1/6。
正如梅拉·吉伦所言,让性侵者承担责任是至关重要的,否则他们会认为继续做这样的事情而不受任何惩罚是可以的,那么,性侵犯和性骚扰就会成为一个“永无止境的问题”。
参考资料:
1、美国军事网站“防务一号”:报告显示,2021年军队性侵犯激增
(Military Sexual Assaults Surged in 2021, Report Shows
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/09/military-sexual-assaults-surged-2021-report-shows/376673/)
2、《今日俄罗斯》:五角大楼报告性侵犯数量创纪录
(Pentagon reports record number of sexual assaults
https://www.rt.com/news/562071-pentagon-record-sex-assault-response/)
3、美国军事网站“防务一号”:军队性侵案激增之后,真正的改变正在到来吗?
(After a Spike in Sexual Assaults on Troops, Is Real Change on the Way?
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2022/12/after-spike-sexual-assaults-troops-real-change-finally-way/380554/)
4、美国军事网站“防务一号”:倡导者称,“破碎的文化”让军队面临性侵犯的风险
(‘Broken Culture’ Keeps Troops at Risk of Sexual Assault, Advocates Say
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2022/12/broken-culture-keeps-troops-risk-sexual-assault-advocates-say/380541/