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Perceptions of the Population of the Republic of Moldova on Discrimination: Sociological Study 58The rate of respondents discriminated by individuals is higher in the rural area (50%), among women(48%), in the age group of 65 (47%); and the rate of respondents discriminated by people representing aninstitution is higher in the rural area (61%), among men (60%), in the age group 35-49 (70%), and amongpeople with graduate studies (61%). Regarding the persons discriminated by the representatives of aninstitution, the Study has revealed that 35% of the victims were discriminated by the representatives of theinstitution where they work or where they applied for a job, 25% – by the representatives of the mayor’soffice, 22% – by doctors in policlinics, 11% – by the police, 9% – by salespersons, and 8% – at school.The study has also addressed the cases of sexual discrimination. Thus, 16% of the respondentsreported that it occurred to them, during the past year, that a person of opposite sex made insulting jokeson them. 7% stated that sexual proposals were made to them in an inadequate context, during the pastyear, and 5% mentioned that somebody attempted to abuse them sexually during the past year (see Chart44).Chart 44. Share of respondents who were subject to sexual discrimination during the past year, %men5714sexually abused youwomentotal45671618made sexualproposals to you inan inadequatecontextmade insulting jokeson youIn terms of gender, women had to suffer more frequently than men from insulting jokes made onthem. Men had to suffer more frequently than women from sexual proposals or sexual abuse (see Chart 44).More than 2/3 of the respondents did not answer the question “Who attempted to make sexual proposalsto you or sexually abuse you?”, while 7% said their neighbor, friend, girlfriend/boyfriend (at that time)attempted to make sexual proposals to them and 5% reported that their neighbor, job colleague,girlfriend/boyfriend (at that time) attempted to sexually abuse them.Attitudes and behaviors of the respondents who witnesseddiscrimination casesThe Study has analyzed the attitudes and behaviors of the respondents in relation to otherdiscrimination cases which they witnessed during the past two years. According to the survey, virtually onein three respondents witnessed at least one discrimination case during the past two years. When askedhow discrimination was expressed in the last incident, 66% of the witnesses said the respective person wasverbally insulted, 10% – the person was dismissed, 10% – the person was threatened, 12% – the person wassubject to physical violence.
Perceptions of the Population of the Republic of Moldova on Discrimination: Sociological Study 5932% of the respondents who witnessed a case of discrimination reported that the last incidentoccurred in the street, 20% – at job, 11% – at school, 11% – at policlinics, 8% – at the store, 5% – in publicareas, 5% – at the police, 4% – at the mayor’s office.38% of the respondents who witnessed a case of discrimination mentioned that, during the lastincident, the persons had been discriminated because they were poor, 24% – because of their age, 16% –because of their ethnicity, 15% - because they were women, 11% – because of their health status, 6% –because of their religion, 3% – because of their sexual orientation.One in three witnesses of discrimination cases tried to not get involved in any way in the incident.Thus, 15% said they had no reaction at all, 11% - turned away and left the place and 5% tried to prove thatthey had not seen anything. About 24% showed sympathy to the discriminated persons, one in tworespondents comforted them, and 7% encouraged them to go to court, and only 26% showed disapprovalof the discriminator.Chart 45. Respondents’ reaction to the last case of discrimination, % of witnessestried to prove they had not seenanythingencouraged the discriminatedperson to go to courtcomforted the person who wasdiscriminated5710turned away and left11had no reaction at allshowed compassion for thediscriminated personshowed disapproval of thediscriminator152426The share of people who showed disapproval is higher in the urban area (32%), among women (29%),in the age group 18-34 (30%), among school and university students (31%), among persons of Gagauzethnicity (53%) and Bulgarian ethnicity (32%). The rate of people who showed compassion is higher amongpersons aged 50-64 (30%), and among those with junior high school education (31%) or vocationaleducation (35%). The rate of respondents who had no reaction at all is higher among people aged 35-49(20%), with junior high school education (22%), and with a low level of well-being (24%). The share ofrespondents who turned away and left the place is higher among people aged over 65 (29%), andUkrainians (24%).Respondents’ attitudes regarding the punishment of discriminators75% of the surveyed persons consider that discriminators have to be punished. The number of thosewho share this opinion is higher in the urban area (78%), in the age group 18-34 (79%).According to the respondents, the most appropriate punishments for those who commitdiscrimination would be the following: fine (28%), warning (18%), criminal sanctions (16%), damages (13%),community service (12%), and imprisonment (4%).
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