Confronting gender harassment in Latin America 2020

In 2020, around 71 percent of respondents in Argentina said they would feel confident confronting a man who is harassing a woman in a public space. Meanwhile, 61 percent of respondents felt the same in Chile, Mexico and Peru. Additionally, in Argentina, the top three most important issues facing women and girls are related to some type of gender violence.

Share of respondents who would feel confident confronting a man who is harassing a woman in a public space in select Latin American countries in 2020

Characteristic	Confident	Not confident
Argentina	70%	21%
Chile	61%	29%
Mexico	61%	30%
Peru	61%	32%
Brazil	52%	27%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

January 24 to February 7, 2020

Number of respondents

19,704 respondents*

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Respondents aged 16 to 74 across 26 countries. The source worded the question as follows : "And how confident, if at all, would you feel to do each of the following? Confront a man who is harassing a woman in a public place".
Regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent the source states: "Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses".

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