Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

" In 2018, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documented 37 cases of sexual violence against women and girls. Five rapes and one forced marriage were verified as having been committed by parties to the conflict, including members of the Taliban and an unidentified illegal armed group" (10).

Countries: United States
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

"A number of female veterans have come forward to detail the horrific sexual assaults they faced at the hands of male military members while serving - with several revealing that the attacks led to unwanted pregnancies that prompted them to get abortions" (Para. 1). "As part of a new, popular TikTok trend, numerous former soldiers have shared stories of the abuse that they suffered while fighting for their country" (Para.2). "One veteran said she was roofied and sexually assaulted by three services members; another claimed she was raped by her supervisor and was 'bullied by fellow soldiers' after she reported it; a third alleged that she was 'pinned down' and...more

Countries: Fiji
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2, EWCMS-DATA-3

"A court martial remained pending for four military officers charged with the sexual assault and rape of a female military officer in March 2018" (2).

Countries: South Korea
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

"Hundreds of sexual assaults are reported every year" (Para 4). "The issue attracted national attention in 2013 when an army captain died by suicide after being abused by her boss. 'I don’t want to die' were some of her last words, said Kang Suk-min, the family’s former lawyer. After the captain’s death, her father said he hoped that South Korea would 'never again have to see another female soldier die like my daughter'" (Para 9). "More than 400 cases of sexual assault between soldiers have been reported annually from 2017 to 2020 in South Korea, according to data submitted to Kwon In-sook, a female lawmaker" (Para 15). "Much of the...more

Countries: Italy
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

"...it has been registered the rise of both the women’s occupation share and their participation’s rate in the labour market. From ISTAT data, it emerges that more than over 60% of the overall increase in the occupation sector refers to women (2.7 million in 10 years), mostly employed under parttime job contracts...In the decade 1996–2006, the women part-time workers rose over 71% (while men rate reached 9%), contributing to increase the overall rate of employed women from 20% to 26.5%." (69).

Countries: New Zealand
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“From July 2016 to November 2018, there were 126 disclosures of sexual violence [in the New Zealand Defence Force]. Given the “code of silence”, these numbers are likely to be just the tip of the iceberg.”

Countries: Ghana
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“This is a bizarre situation but in the situation in Ghana, scarcely is such incidence reported though it is mostly rumored. When asked why these women do not report these cases, he explained that some just keep it to themselves just to avoid embarrassment and shame and would rather avoid having eye contact with that particular officer. He also explained that most of the sexual harassment incidences occur during recruitment of new staff into the military”

Countries: Belize
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“Back in January over 50 female Belize Defence Force recruits came forward with allegations of sexual assault against senior officers prompting what should have been a thorough investigation. Not six months later this investigation has concluded and the results are severely underwhelming. On Monday we reported on a vague press release from the Ministry of National Security in which they stated “the Investigation points to some wrongdoing and negligence by personnel within the units involved. These are being addressed internally by the Belize Defence Force and the Belize Police Department where appropriate.” This has stirred unrest among the public who have taken to social media to demand transparency with the...more

Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“New figures released by the [United Kingdom] Ministry of Defence show a 13% increase in sexual offences across the armed forces. 95 charges were referred to the service prosecutor in 2018. 153 investigations were conducted in 2018, a 35% rise since 2016. 18 of these were for historical offences, suggesting a rise in the number of people feeling able to come forward and report their assailants.”

Countries: Switzerland
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“The Swiss Army has launched an investigation following reports that a soldier attempted to rape another recruit at the Thun training base in the canton of Bern . . . “There has been nothing like this here ever,” Captain Haldimann told Blick.”

Countries: South Korea
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“Of 671 valid respondents who participated in this survey of victimization, perpetration, and observation, a total of 103 people (15.4%) answered that they were directly victimized, 48 people (7.2%) answered that they had direct experience as perpetrators, and 166 people (24.7%) answered that they witnessed sexual violence in the military. Excluding eyewitnesses, a total of 106 soldiers (15.8%) directly experienced physical sexual violence, either as perpetrators or victims in the military. A very high number of soldiers also indicated they experienced sexual violence as perpetrators and as victims: 59 soldiers (55.7%) were victims only, 39 soldiers (36.8%) were victims and perpetrators, and only 8 soldiers (7.5%) were exclusively perpetrators. Among...more

Countries: Russia
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“Dedovshchina, Russian for hazing, has been part of life for conscripts in the Russian army since the end of the 17th century, when Russian Emperor Peter the Great first introduced compulsory military service. In 2008, the authorities introduced reforms that included cutting compulsory service from two years to one and changing the military’s management structure and education system. Extreme hazing persisted until 2012, when the effects of the reforms became evident. But today, conscripts nearing the end of their year-long stint still bully new arrivals through rape, beatings and humiliation, sometimes with tragic consequences.”

Countries: Norway
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“Almost 170 soldiers of Norway's peacetime strength of 16,000 claim they have been raped or suffered attempted raped in the past year alone. Experts found it particularly conspicuous that nearly half of the alleged victims were men. A major survey carried out by the Norwegian Armed Forces has uncovered an alarming incidence of sexual assault, with rape or attempted rape occurring every other day, national broadcaster NRK reported. 44 soldiers (24 women and 20 men) said they have been raped in the past twelve months, while 123 people said they'd survived a rape attempt. Of them, 35 soldiers claimed that a superior was taking advantage of their position to pressure...more

Countries: Ireland
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“When [an Irish] woman soldier anonymously informed a Government-ordered inquiry into harassment and bullying in the Army that she had been raped by another soldier but was too afraid to report the incident it confirmed academic research carried out years before by a serving member of the Defence Forces but which had been buried by the military authorities. Two other women soldiers and a male colleague also told an inquiry team they had been the subject of attempted rape . . . The Government report found that 30 per cent of women soldiers, who make up only 4 per cent of the Defence Forces, had experienced sexual harassment and that...more

Countries: Canada
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

“About 960 members of the Canadian military reported being victims of sexual assault in the past year, and 27% of women in the armed forces have been sexually assaulted during their career, according to the country’s national statistics agency. The landmark survey, commissioned by the military, found 1.7% of regular force members of the military had been sexually assaulted in the past 12 months, nearly double the 0.9% rate of sexual assault among working Canadians.”