2016 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey: Overview Report

Abstract : This report provides results of the 2016 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey (2016 SAGR) conducted by the RSSC within the Office of People Analytics (OPA). The Department of Defense (DoD) has continually expanded and improved sexual assault and sexual harassment programs and resources forcewide including at the Military Service Academies. Continuing evaluation of these programs through surveys is an important step towards understanding the scope of the issue, attitudes, and opinions of students on such topics, and for ultimately reducing instances of sexual assault and sexual harassment of Academy students. This report presents findings from the 2016 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey (2016 SAGR), a key source of information for evaluating these programs and for assessing the gender relations environment within the Academies. This Executive Summary will provide a summary of the methodology used and the top line results from the survey. The 2016 SAGR provides data across all Academies. As each Academy has unique issues, resources, and programs, the data is provided by each Academy separately as well as at the Total DoD Academy level. Below provides the background for trends regarding unwanted sexual contact by Academy. Top line results, by Academy and gender, are presented later in this Executive Summary.