00:00An increasing number of Malaysian men are becoming victims of sexual harassment.
00:03Women's Minister Nancy recently revealed
00:05Complaints from male victims have been received since 2024.
00:09More than 1,000 cases have been accumulated.
00:10The police data further shows...
00:12Cases of sexual harassment against men in my country
00:14From only 477 cases in 2022
00:17Last year, the number of cases surged to 1,038.
00:21It has more than doubled in just a few years.
00:23Why is this happening?
00:24Is it possible that men are suddenly becoming more easily harassed?
00:29That's not necessarily true.
00:31The bigger problem is that many people have been wronged in the past.
00:34But due to societal norms, they dared not speak out.
00:37Women's Minister Nancy recently stated during an appearance at a zero-tolerance violence program event that...
00:41In fact, initially only a few men reported the case.
00:44However, the number of reports has now increased significantly.
00:47Because both men and women can be sexually harassed.
00:50He even shared a real-life example.
00:52A man was in the fitting room of a clothing store
00:55I was maliciously harassed by the salesperson.
00:58Nancy publicly appealed to men
01:00Don't be discouraged.
01:01Don't think that you won't receive fair treatment.
01:04So why are there more and more boys now?
01:07Finally, someone dared to stand up and report it!
01:10There are three main reasons behind this.
01:11That first
01:12Society's perception of sexual harassment is changing.
01:15Everyone knows what happens when this happens.
01:17You can report it.
01:18No need to swallow your anger anymore
01:19This can be considered a kind of progress.
01:21What about the second one?
01:22It was in March 2024.
01:24my country has established an anti-sexual harassment arbitration tribunal.
01:27He has three main characteristics
01:28fast
01:29Confidential
01:30Highest
01:30The court may award damages of up to 250,000 yuan.
01:32Nancy revealed
01:33As of April this year
01:34The arbitration tribunal received a total of 92 complaints.
01:37Of these, 69 cases have been successfully resolved.
01:39In this context...
01:40Three of the cases involved male victims.
01:43That third
01:44It is the whole society's attitude towards
01:45The traditional label that men cannot show their vulnerable side
01:49It is slowly fading away.
01:51Doesn't that sound optimistic?
01:53However, human rights organizations, in an interview with the South China Morning Post, said...
01:56The existing figures are probably just the tip of the iceberg.
01:59The report cited research by human rights organizations, pointing out that
02:01Under the cultural pressure that men should be strong
02:04There are still a large number of men
02:05Choosing to remain silent out of shame and fear
02:08Even more troublesome is
02:09my country's anti-sexual harassment law passed in 2022
02:12The protection network is still not comprehensive enough.
02:14Especially in public places outside the workplace
02:16The protection mechanism still has loopholes.
02:18Finally, I want to say to everyone
02:20Sexual harassment knows no gender.
02:21Regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl
02:23Never try to tough it out when you encounter sexual harassment.
02:25There's no need to feel ashamed.
02:27If you or someone you know unfortunately experiences sexual harassment
02:30Besides calling the police...
02:31You can also seek help through the following formal channels.
02:34They did this by calling the Women's Department's care hotline.
02:37and WhatsApp and collecting evidence
02:39File a complaint directly with the anti-sexual harassment tribunal.
02:43What do you think of Malaysian society?
02:44Is there enough protection and understanding for victims of sexual harassment?
02:48Is it friendly?
02:48Feel free to share your thoughts.
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02:52Let more victims know
02:54What can be done?
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