That the Parliament notes with concern the survey of approximately 2,000 young people, aged between 13 and 18, in which more than a quarter of girls reportedly stated that they had experienced sexual harassment in some form, with 44% stating they do not feel safe walking home; notes the reported results suggesting that teenagers are themselves concerned about the amount of pornography that they see on social media, and that more than a quarter of teenagers questioned said they feel anxious all or most of the time, with exams, school life and peer pressure being the main reasons; acknowledges that more than half of teenagers surveyed (55%) said that they followed online influencers and, of those that do, more girls than boys said that influencers made them feel they needed to change the way they look; regrets that a fifth of the 980 teenage girls who responded to the survey said that they had received unwanted nude images or videos from a peer; considers that these figures starkly illustrate the difficult environment that young people, and particularly young women and girls, are growing up in, and calls for further cross-party conversations on issues affecting teenagers and young people in Scotland.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Jim Fairlie, Bill Kidd, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney, Michelle Thomson, Mercedes Villalba, Sue Webber, Tess White