"Out of Egyptian women and men interviewed, most believe that women who wear tight clothes deserve to be harassed."—From a report by the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights, detailing results of a survey in which 62% of Egyptian men reported perpetrating harassment, 83% of Egyptian women reported having been sexually harassed, and a majority of both sexes agree that "women themselves are to blame for their mistreatment" and "should be home by 8 p.m."
[H/T to Shaker TS.]
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