Gender Based Violence in Higher Education and Research
Date and time
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 11.15 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.
Venue
Hybrid
Organiser
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Contact
gleichstellung@dkfz.de
Further information
The EU-funded research project “Gender-based violence and institutional responses” (UniSAFE) implemented a multi-level and multi-site research design in the years 2021-2024.
A large-scale web survey formed a key part of the research and gathered data from 46 higher education and research organisations in 15 countries in Europe. Complementary to the quantitative study, the research team conducted 54 semi-structured interviews with staff who experienced gender-based violence at work.
In her presentation, Dr Anke Lipinsky will present key findings from the UniSAFE research, including conceptual novelties that helped to advance knowledge in this field. Findings show that about two in three people in higher education and research experience gender-based violence during their affiliation. One in three people experience sexual harassment. This holds true for both staff and students. Compared to men, women and nonbinary people show more – and more recurring – experiences of violence. Different forms of violence overlap and occur jointly. While 23% of victimised staff report an incident, only 7% of victimised students do report.
The most frequent reason for not reporting incidents lies in the uncertainty about whether the aggression was serious enough. Victimised people report failures of existing policies in higher education, which adds to the already far-reaching impacts on well-being, study, and career progress.
