Guidance to prevent and respond to gender based violence on campus
Herausgeber/in:
University of London SOAS; Equality and Diversity Office
Quelle: University of London SOAS; , 2015.
Inhalt: The guidance outlines initiatives intended to reduce the likelihood of incidents occurring on campus by raising awareness amongst students and staff. It also sets out practical steps for the victims of gender based violence and those people supporting them. The guidance also provides information on what to do if you have been subject to gender based violence, how to seek emergency assistance and deciding what to do next. It also outlines how to support victims of gender based violence, including advice on preservation of forensic evidence, support for international students who are more likely to be away from their support networks, and reporting to the police.
Schlagwörter:Gewalt; Gewalt gegen Frauen; Intervention; sexual bullying; sexual harassment; sexual violence; sexuelle Belästigung
CEWS Kategorie:Hochschulen, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Quelle: Die Hochschule: Journal für Wissenschaft und Bildung, 24 (2015) 2, S 115–128
Inhalt: Das Thema sexuelle Gewalt gegen Studentinnen
und Studenten an Universitäten
und die Frage, ob und wie die Hochschulen
darauf reagieren, findet zunehmend
auch in Deutschland Beachtung,
nachdem es in den USA bereits seit vielen
Jahren im Fokus steht. Hierzulande
wird gefragt, ob solche amerikanischen
Verhältnisse sowohl den Skandal der Übergriffe als auch die Reaktionen
der Hochschulen deutlich auf hiesige Verhältnisse zu übertragen sind.
Deutsche Hochschulen agieren ambivalent: Zum einen verzichtet
kaum eine auf formale universitäre Richtlinien gegen sexuelle Belästigung
und Gewalt am Campus, zum anderen wird der Thematik keine hohe
Priorität gegeben, da ein eher geringer Handlungsbedarf vermutet
wird. Das ist den Hochschulen auch kaum vorzuwerfen: Die Mitteilungsrate
ist gering; ein Aufschrei hinsichtlich eines täglichen Sexismus gerade
an Hochschulen durch Betroffene ist fast nicht zu hören, und die Gesetzgebung
ist weit davon entfernt, das soziale Miteinander der scientific
community im föderalen Hochschulbildungssystem zu reglementieren.
CEWS Kategorie:Hochschulen, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Neoliberalisation and ‘Lad Cultures’ in Higher Education
Autor/in:
Phipps, Alison; Young, Isabel
Quelle: Sociology, 49 (2015) 2, S 305–322
Inhalt: This article links HE neoliberalisation and ‘lad cultures’, drawing on interviews and focus groups with women students. We argue that retro-sexist ‘laddish’ forms of masculine competitiveness and misogyny have been reshaped by neoliberal rationalities to become modes of consumerist sexualised audit. We also suggest that neoliberal frameworks scaffold an individualistic and adversarial culture amongst young people that interacts with perceived threats to men’s privilege and intensifies attempts to put women in their place through misogyny and sexual harassment. Furthermore, ‘lad cultures’, sexism and sexual harassment in higher education may be rendered invisible by institutions to preserve marketability in a neoliberal context. In response, we ask if we might foster dialogue and partnership between feminist and anti-marketisation politics.
Schlagwörter:culture; higher education; Marketing; neoliberal university; sexism; sexual harassment; sexuality; UK
CEWS Kategorie:Hochschulen, Studium und Studierende, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Guidelines for the prevention of sexual harassment, harassment on grounds of sex and psychological harassment
Herausgeber/in:
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Quelle: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid; , 2014.
Inhalt: The Spanish Equality Law defines sexual harassment as any form of verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, degrading, or offensive environment. Environmental sexual harassment exists when working or academic life becomes intimidating, hostile or humiliating for the victim, without any appreciable direct link between the sexual requirement and a possible consequence related to working or academic matters such as a promotion, a failing grade, etc. Sexual blackmail (or quid pro quo) is considered the more severe form of sexual harassment. It exists when someone in a senior position, or whose decisions may affect the work or studies of someone else, uses the resistance or submission of the person being harassed to his sexual proposals in order to base determinations which have an effect on any aspect of the workplace or studies, for instance, salary conditions, contract renewal, etc.
Schlagwörter:sexuelle Belästigung; sexuelle Gewalt; Mobbing; psychische Faktoren; Sexismus; sexual bullying; sexual violence; sexual harassment; Structural Change Projects; guidelines; Prävention; prevention;
CEWS Kategorie:Hochschulen, Geschlechterverhältnis, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Inhalt: Quantitative and qualitative data from sixteen selected German universities were collected and analysed, providing well-founded insights into the factual situation regarding the range of gender-specific sexual assaults from sexual harassment through stalking to criminal sexual acts involving the use of force and threats. The data also enabled conclusions to be drawn regarding the nature of the victim-perpetrator relationship and its impacts on disclosure and thus on the victim’s use of support services. The impacts of experiences of violence on a person’s health and studies can give rise to obstacles and interruptions in that person’s life and career path, and for this reason they also pose a challenge for HE institutions. This raises the question regarding each university’s responsibility when it comes to the difficult social problem of experiences of sexual violence among female students: both in terms of moral responsibility and with regard to German legislation, this is an issue universities need to address. This study provides HE institutions with valuable information about the (everyday) experiences and fears – as well as the needs and wishes – of their female students. They can use the results and recommendations to examine and possible optimise their existing services.
Schlagwörter:bullying; Gewalt gegen Frauen; Gewaltforschung; Mobbing; sexual assault; sexuelle Belästigung; Studentin; Studie; sexual violence
CEWS Kategorie:Hochschulen, Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
Still Stable After All These Years : Perceptions of Sexual Harassment in Academic Contexts
Autor/in:
Bursik, Krisanne; Gefter, Julia
Quelle: The Journal of Social Psychology, 151 (2011) 3, S 331–349
Inhalt: Two recently published measures of contemporary sexist attitudes were examined and compared with a sample of 106 Canadian college students. Swim, Aikin, Hall, and Hunter’s (1995) Modern Sexism scale was found to be an acceptable measure of sexist attitudes in terms of its internal reliability and its ability to predict other gender-related political attitudes. Although the Modern Sexism scale and the Neosexism scale (Tougas, Brown, Beaton, & Joly, 1995) were equally good at predicting support for the feminist movement and attitudes toward lesbians and gay men, the Neosexism scale had better internal reliability and exhibited stronger gender differences. Moreover, the Neosexism scale was superior at predicting value orientations relevant to modern prejudices.
Gender inequalities in British and German universities : a quantitative study
Titelübersetzung:Geschlechterungleichheiten an britischen und deutschen Universitäten : eine quantitative Studie
Autor/in:
Pritchard, Rosalind
Quelle: Beiträge zur Hochschulforschung, Jg. 32 (2010) H. 1, S. 36-55
Inhalt: "The aim of this paper was to explore perceived similarities and differences between male and female academics in the higher education systems of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the United Kingdom (UK). It was based upon questionnaire responses from 387 respondents of whom 38 per cent were male and 62 per cent female. The contribution of female academics was much valued in the workplace, and very few employees had experienced gross forms of bullying and harassment at work. However, women were self-deprecating about their ability to network and strategise for career advancement. Men and women colleagues had mutually positive perceptions of each other in several important respects, and there was a certain convergence in their accepted norms and values which could indicate an erosion of binary gender structures and hierarchies in academe. A large majority believed that more needs to be done to remedy inequalities arising from maternity leave and child bearing and that their universities were still gendered organisations with few women at the top." (author's abstract)