Labor pledges action as survey reveals how many young NSW men admit to sexually harassing women

Exclusive: Man box' stereotype of appearing tough and believing in rigid gender roles linked to likelihood of committing acts of abuse, new report finds

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More than a quarter of young New South Wales men who participated in a recent survey agreed that men should use violence to get respect if necessary", and over one-third admitted to sexually harassing a woman in the past month.

The findings came from the NSW Man Box report, commissioned by the Minns government and released on Monday.