A new study carried out by the University of Missouri indicates that sexual harassment by landlords is a real problem in the United States. Of the randomly selected women who took part in the study, 10% reported that their landlords had sexually harassed them. Most of the women were in their 20’s when the incidents happened, and ethnic minorities were disproportionately represented; all were living in the private rental sector at the time. All but one of the women didn’t report their harassment to the police because they feared being evicted from their home.
