Inhalt: The aim of this study was to start developing knowledge that can contribute to creating an inclusive environment for all academics. Since research has shown that women academics face more barriers during their academic career and are still underrepresented in senior positions (LNVH 2017, Van den Brink and Benschop 2014), this study focused on the experiences of women. This is only a first step, and the report is explicitly meant to be a starting point for more elaborate and extensive research into the topic of harassment in academia – also among men and non-binary academics.
Starting from the experiences of women academics, this study was guided by the following research questions:
1. What practices of harassment can be identified in the stories and narratives of academic women? Is it possible to discern multiple manifestations of harassment?
2. What experiences are reported by whom? Which preliminary patterns can we discern?
3. What structural and cultural characteristics and developments in the academic system facilitate harassment?
4. What are the consequences of harassment for individuals, organisations and science in general?
5. What are promising suggestions for limiting negative consequences and for preventing harassment in academia?
This research provides a qualitative exploration that analyses the “what, why and how” of harassment, rather than its prevalence or other quantitative characteristics.
Schlagwörter:Academia; bullying; harassment; Intervention; Interview; Leadership; Netherlands; qualitative method; Stereotyp; VIOLENCE; women
CEWS Kategorie:Hochschulen, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Dokumenttyp:Graue Literatur, Bericht