This piece was first written in 2017, and first appeared on my website on July 1, 2026
This is an attempt to find out.
This essay is the third in a series examining sexual harassment and assault.
The first essay can be read here, which also includes more information about the study participants. The second essay can be read here.
The results shown below are from a study I ran about sexual harassment and sexual assault on a sample of people in the U.S. (574 people recruited on ou...
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Victims and Perpetrators Of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault: Gender Differences and Rates Of Victimization and Perpetration
This piece was first written in 2017, and first appeared on my website on April 29, 2026.
This essay is one in a series examining sexual harassment and assault. Sexual harassment and assault occur appallingly often. We have an absurdly long way to go as a society to correct this problem.
To make progress on persistent problems, as this one clearly is, it’s often helpful to try to deeply understand the forces that drive and maintain the problem. As a small step in that direction, I ran...
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Who perpetrates sexual harassment and sexual assault, and who are the victims?
This piece was first written in 2017, and first appeared on my website on April 30, 2026.
This essay is the second in a series examining sexual harassment and assault.
The first essay can be read here, which also includes more information about the study participants.
Sexual harassment and assault occur far too often. In this post, I explore what the predictors are of being a perpetrator and being a victim. In particular, I use linear regression to predict whether each person is a ...
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