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Sexual harassment thrives in silence, even in gender-equality hotspots

‘There are no model countries’ when it comes to creating environments that encourage victims of sexual harassment to come forward, shows a study of one Swedish university.
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  1. Linda Nordling

    1. Linda Nordling is a freelance journalist in Cape Town, South Africa.

Sweden might rank among the top countries in the world in terms of gender equality, but a study from a major university has revealed that most sexual-harassment cases still go unreported in the country.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01182-0

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