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    Students Perception for Sexual Harassment and Gender Differentials: The Case of Fitawurari Abayineh Secondary and Preparatory School, Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2020-06) Malede, Tirusew; Megersa PhD, Aynalem
    It is a common knowledge that cases of sexual harassment in academia are becoming more frequent. The investigation of gender differences in perception of sexual harassment among students was addressing interpersonal harassment as a psychosocial and social problem. This study sought to examine student’s perception towards sexual harassment, prevalence and effects of sexual harassment up on male and female students, so the investigation of gender differences in perception of sexual harassment among students was necessitated by the need to address the problem. The objectives and purpose of the study were to examine the perception of male and female students towards sexual harassment in selected school. Methodology: Both qualitative and quantitative research approach were used in this study. A sample of 141student respondents were taken for the study using multi-stage sampling techniques. In the process of answering the basic questions, a questionnaire capturing various issues including demographic profiles, female and male students’ perception about sexual harassment, the prevalence of sexual harassment and the effects of sexual harassment; Key informant interviews were purposively held, in-depth-interview and to get more information purposively two groups of FGD respondents based on their sex and each group has eight (8) members selected from all grades were formed. Findings revealed a perception of sexual harassment on all the items of sexual harassment practices, and females were higher than the males on all the sexual harassment practices, female students are very vulnerable than male counter parts. Female students were face sexual harassment in their school life and they perceive the problem as one obstacle to their daily activity, even male counter parts do not as such perceive harassment as a great problem. Hence, it recommended that more concentrate to solve this problems at the research area. This encourages students to compute in their education and future live.