Men and Personal Safety

In the Student Safety at UBC study about 10% of men student repondents reported being the target of verbal harassment (typically with racist overtones);3.4% experienced physical threats; 1.8% were physically assaulted (typically drunkenness was involved), and 22% reported they would use campus more if they felt safer. Such incidents are of serious concern.

Safety can be more of a problem for men who are gay, disabled or who may be identified as members of visible minorities.

Many men worry about the safety of women and are often aware of safety concerns because they realize that women may be threatened by their presence.