Sexual violence reported by 60% of women in Spain’s film industry

An International Women's Day demonstration in Madrid. The report said 92% of female film and audiovisual workers who suffered sexual violence did not report it. Photograph: Perla Bayona/Long Visual Press/Universal Images/Getty

Six in 10 women in Spain’s film and audiovisual industry have suffered sexual violence, according to a report that calls for urgent action to protect female workers.

The report, from the Association of Women Film-Makers and Audio-Visual Media, found that 60.3% of the women surveyed had been subjected to some form of sexual violence in spaces related to the industries.