MAZAR-I-SHARIF - On average, 65 percent of women complain they face harassment within the workplace in four northern provinces, a survey finds.

The survey has been conducted by a civil society group, Rushd Training and Consultancy Organisation, in northern Baghlan, Balkh, Samangan and Jawzjan provinces.

The survey was carried out by 10 workers of the organization, asking 200 questions from those interviewed about various forms of harassment.

Rushd official Hassan Azar Mehr told Pajhwok Afghan News the survey found that the harassment level of working women had reached 65 percent on average.

He said the study showed 5.15 percent of women were practically harassed at the workplace. About 30 percent women had witnessed harassment of other women and 19 percent women had knowledge of such incidents happened to other women.

Zuhra, one of the organisation’s workers who conducted the survey, told Pajhwok Afghan News she had witnessed many incidents of harassment.

She said she herself had been harassed during her search for a job after graduating from university.

Zuhra was happy that she had been part of the survey aimed at revealing the harassment level.

Azar Mehr said the survey targeted only working women and did not consult other women about harassment.

He said the harassment had left working women with no option but to quit jobs. (Pajhwok)