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Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter The number of girls who feel unsafe because of sexism has more than doubled in the last 10 years, according to a revealing new survey of girlguides. The latest Girls' Attitudes Survey by the organisation shows 59% of 13-21-year-olds have seen or experienced sexual harassment and 47% of 11-21-year-olds feel less safe because of sexism and misogyny - a significant rise from 17% 10 years ago, Shockingly 77% of girls and young women aged 7-21 have experienced online harm in the last year and more than one in five aged between just seven and 10 have seen rude images online - doubling since 2021. The survey also shows more than half of girls aged 7-21 have received negative comments about their appearance with two in three aged between 11-21 saying they'd like to lose weight.
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