More than half of women in cinema and in the audiovisual world has undergone sexual violence

The investigation, entitled “After Silence”, shows that More than half of women in the Spanish audiovisual sector has experienced a sort of sexual violenceregardless of your age.

The report, prepared by the political scientist Nerea Barjola and by the researcher Bárbara Tardón, experts of sexual violence, underlines that More than 60% of professionals between 20 and 50 years declares that they have suffered a sort of sexual violence In Spaces related to industry. Even more worrying is the conclusion that All professional women in the sector have faced some form of sexual violence During his career.

The silence of the victims and the barriers for the complaint

A particularly alarming aspect is the low index of formal complaints. 92% of women who experienced sexual violence did not report. Only 6.9% came to police or judicial instances, while only 4.3% communicated it to specialized organizations.

However, the study reveals it 94% of the victims trust nearby peoplewhich contrasts with 13.6% who managed to communicate it to the human resources responsible in their societies. The reasons Prevent the victims from reporting themselves Reflect a panorama of insecurity and helplessness:

• More than 30% does not report insecurity on how to proceed. The lack of information and adequate guide make it difficult for the victims to take the pace.
• 27% of professional reprisals of fearwhich shows the vulnerability of work in a sector characterized by unequal power relationships.
• 22.2% believe that the complaint would serve nothingreflecting a deep distrust in existing protection mechanisms.

Those who dare report find little support: 46.2% qualifies the attention received as “very bad”while a further 30.8% considers it “badly”. Only 15.4% say they have received good attention.

Generalized abuse and ignorance of resources

The study He also reflects a worrying concern of information: Almost 64% of women do not know the existence of protocols against sexual violence in their work environments. Only 24.4% know the rights granted by the law on the full guarantee of sexual freedom.

A revealing fact is that 76.3% of interviewees believe that people in power are abuse or very frequently of his authority To exercise some form of sexual violence. This violence manifests itself in different forms:

• 81.4% suffered verbal harassment.
• 49.5% of physical harassment.
• 22.3% of virtual or digital harassment.

The coordinators of the report report the existence of a system of impunity that protects the attackerssupported by institutional and commercial silence (producers, distributors and platforms).

This system not only allows it Coverage of attackersbut it has serious consequences for the victims, which affect both theirs Mental and physical health As for their professional decisions and work relationships.