Editing Flight attendant (section)

== Sexual harassment ==
Flight attendants are exposed to verbal and [[sexual harassment]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/gulliver/2018/05/21/the-sexual-harassment-of-flight-attendants-is-a-massive-problem|title=The sexual harassment of flight attendants is a massive problem|date=21 May 2018|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=8 April 2019|issn=0013-0613|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726042246/https://www.economist.com/gulliver/2018/05/21/the-sexual-harassment-of-flight-attendants-is-a-massive-problem|url-status=live}}</ref> Studies in the United States and Australia have found that the vast majority (two-thirds) of flight attendants experience sexual harassment in the course of their careers, including [[sexual assault]], inappropriate touching and sexual comments both by colleagues and passengers.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.afacwa.org/metoo|title=#MeToo in the Air|website=Association of Flight Attendants-CWA|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605010632/https://www.afacwa.org/metoo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.twu.com.au/home/campaigns/cabin-crew-sexual-harassment-survey/|title=TWU – Transport Workers Union (TWU) – Campaigns|website=www.twu.com.au|access-date=5 April 2019}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Flight attendants describe the verbal sexual harassment as comments that are "nasty, unwanted, lewd, crude, inappropriate, uncomfortable, sexual, suggestive, and dirty". They also report being subjected to passengers' explicit sexual fantasies, propositions, request for sexual "favours" and pornographic videos and pictures.<ref name=":2" />}}

The studies also found that 70% of flight attendants who experience sexual harassment on the job "chose not to report the incident because they did not think it would be dealt with appropriately or they were concerned reporting it would make the situation worse" and "their airline was not doing enough to put a stop to harassment",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/cabin-crew-sexual-harassment-australia-airlines-twu-report-a8574116.html|title=Majority of flight attendants have experienced sexual harassment, new survey finds|date=8 October 2018|website=The Independent|access-date=5 April 2019|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328023937/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/cabin-crew-sexual-harassment-australia-airlines-twu-report-a8574116.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and that "they have not noticed any employer efforts over the past year to address sexual harassment at work."<ref name=":2" />