Twenty-seven percent of women employed at technology companies say they have been sexually harassed at work, according to data compiled by Comparably.
The results, culled from more than 10,000 workers who responded to an ongoing query on Comparably, illustrate a problem that has bubbled over for Silicon Valley firms in recent years.
The results are as of Aug. 8.
Sexual harassment by department
According to Comparably’s data, 35% of women in IT say they have been sexually harassed, the highest rate of any department. Women in executive roles and operations reported the next highest rates, at 34% and 32% respectively.
Sexual harassment rates for men, while at 7% overall, appeared to be prevalent in certain departments as well: 22% of men in legal roles, 17% in administrative roles and 12% in customer support reported having been sexually harassed.
By work experience
Sexual harassment rates appeared to decline the longer a person spent at one particular company. Rates for workers just starting out at their company were at 16%; rates for workers with a decade or more of experience at their company were at 11%. (Note: This combines rates for both men and women.)
From a diversity standpoint
African American and Hispanic or Latino workers reported the highest rates of facing sexual harassment, at 19% and 17%, respectively. Rates of sexual harassment were at 12% among caucasians and 7% among Asians.
By city
Workers in Los Angeles and Atlanta reported the highest rates of sexual harassment (16% and 15% respectively) while workers in Salt Lake City (8%) reported the lowest.
