--- title: A New Poll Shows How Common Sexual Harassment Is in the Workplace description: In a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, two-thirds of Americans believe sexual harassment happens at most or almost all workplaces. authors: - name: Rob Wile url: https://money.com/author/rob-wile/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 191 covers: - Career Advice - Business - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/rjwile former_staff: true published: '2017-10-30T16:14:18.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T12:46:24.000Z' section: Career Advice tags: - gender - Harvey Weinstein - sexual harassment - women - Workplace word_count: 241 canonical: https://money.com/sexual-harassment-work-men-women-survey/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Protesters against sexual violence in Toulouse](https://img.money.com/2017/10/sexualharassmentpoll-cr-867901238.jpg) *Women around the world have joined the #metoo movement to stop sexual harassment in the wake of accusations made against film producer Harvey Weinstein and others.* A new [poll](https://www.wsj.com/articles/poll-48-of-employed-women-say-they-have-been-sexually-harassed-at-work-1509361201) from the *Wall Street Journal* and NBC found 48% of female workers said they had personally experienced sexual harassment at work. Meanwhile, 41% of employed men said they'd witnessed sexual harassment occur at work. And the vast majority of survey respondents agreed that sexual harassment in the workplace is quite common: 67% said they believe that sexual harassment takes place in most or almost all work environments, including 62% of men and 71% of women. In 1991, by contrast, when a similar poll was taken, 63% of Americans said they thought sexual harassment happened in most or almost all workplaces. The new poll surveyed 900 adults, including 265 working women and 286 employed men. The [*New York Times* reporting](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html) into allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has prompted hundreds of women, and some men, to come forward with their stories of harassment. On Monday, actor Anthony Rapp accused actor Kevin Spacey of making sexual advances on him when he was a minor. When asked in the WSJ/NBC poll if they had "received an unwelcome sexual advance or other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature at work," nearly half of women said yes. The poll also found 38% of employed women said they believed they'd been paid less than a man for the same work, and that 37% felt their viewpoint was dismissed because of their gender. 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