Table 77:Type of action taken Type of action Response No action 8.05% Told a friend or a member of my family about what happened 5.51% Told a colleague at work about what happened 1.69% Complained to the boss at work 0.85% Complained to another authority such as the police, Island Office, Atoll Office or the 0.64% Submitted complaint to committee on harassment at workplace 0.42% Submitted complaint to Labour Tribunal 0.42% Resigned from work 0.21% RF 3.60% DK/NA 78.60% A high non-response rate (92.4%) was observed to the question where the respondents were asked if the action they took brought about any changes. 4.3% who took action regarding the harassment acknowledge that it did not help them. However, 2.9% responded otherwise. More women (3.3%) than men (2.1%) reported that taking an action relieved them from the situation. Similarly, people from both the urban regions (6.5%) as well outer islands (1.8%) largely agreed that taking action helped to alleviate the situation. Table 78:Change in situation upon reporting, by gender Male Female Total Situation got better 2.10% 3.28% 2.86% Situation worsened 0.70% 0.36% 0.48% No change 2.10% 5.11% 4.29% RF/DK 95.11% 91.23% 92.38% 58