ISTA: Gender-based violence in research organisations: prevalence, consequences, and conceptual dilemmas

Sofia Strid, Associate Professor of Gender Studies, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and UniSAFE Scientific Coordinator, University of Gothenburg

Gender-based violence, including sexual harassment, occurs at all career levels of higher education and research, and in all disciplines, and affects mostly women and girls. It has destructive consequences for individuals, disrupts careers, damages institutions, and affects the quality of research and education itself. Moreover, there is an interplay between gender-based violence and more subtle forms of psychological violence, such as stress and pressure, often inherent in reward-based and hierarchical systems such as academia. In spring 2022, the UniSAFE project carried out the largest survey in Europe relating to gender-based violence in academia. A total of 42,000 students and staff at European research institutions responded to the survey. In this talk, Sofia Strid will explain what is gender-based violence and what were the aims of the UniSafe initiative. She will present the findings of the survey, and suggest potential next step to address gender-based violence in academia.

120224, 14:00-16:00, ISTA, Moonstone Seminar Center

Anmeldung: https://ista.ac.at/de/news-events/event/?eid=4619

Sprache: Englisch