2021 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Military Members: Reports

The Workplace and Gender Relations (WGR) survey informs the DoD’s prevention and response efforts by providing a robust system of surveillance for monitoring the estimated prevalence of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault as well as identifying the factors that contribute to risk. The DoD did not conduct the planned survey of the Active component in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a survey of the Reserve component was due in 2021. Accordingly, the 2021 WGR survey was administered to both the Active and Reserve components simultaneously. Note: Prior to 2025, OPA research products used the term “gender” to describe men and women. These groups were defined using survey items and/or administrative data categories for “male” and “female”; therefore, references to gender should be understood to mean “sex”.