Republicans' changing views fuel sharp rise in concerns about harassment, Post-ABC poll finds

By Emily Guskin January 24 at 7:00 AM

Concerns about workplace sexual harassment are up once again, after reaching a high point in October, with Republicans driving the latest push in labeling harassment a serious national problem.

Americans are split about whether widespread attention on sexual harassment in recent months has gone too far, not gone far enough or been about right. But over 6 in 10 predict that the recent attention to the issue will create a lasting change in the way society deals with the sexual harassment of women, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

A 72 percent majority now says sexual harassment of women in the workplace is a “serious problem,” up eight percentage points from an October Post-ABC poll and 25 points from 2011. The latest survey finds 11 percent say harassment is a problem, but not serious, while 13 percent say it’s not a problem at all.

Republicans expressed the least concern of any political party in October, with 42 percent saying harassment of women at work is a serious problem, little different from 38 percent in 2011. But that has rocketed to 59 percent in the latest survey, a 17-point rise.

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