By Colleen Flaherty. The University of California System last week announced new procedures for responding to alleged sexual misconduct by faculty members and staff, ABC 7 reported. The changes are supposed to provide more transparency, consistency and timeliness in investigations of assault after intense criticism of how the university handled assault and harassment cases on its campuses. More...
Invitation and Comment Alarm Advocates for Assault Victims
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Women’s groups alarmed that Title IX summit will include “men’s rights” groups that many say minimize reality of rape; statement from key civil rights official -- on which she later backtracked -- casts doubt on 90 percent of campus reports of assaults. More...
Southern University Investigates Sex Tape
By Scott Jaschik. Southern University is investigating a sex tape featuring a university employee, The Baton Rouge Advocate reported. The tape was briefly on a pornographic site and was widely shared by alumni before it was taken down. More...
‘Academic Terrorist’
By Carl Straumsheim. Months after deleting controversial lists of “predatory” journals and publishers, the librarian behind them still faces anonymous harassment online. More...
Predatory journal list author faces ongoing harassment
Months after an academic librarian deleted lists of ‘predatory’ journals and publishers from his blog, a website with derogatory comments about his academic qualifications and mental health remains online, writes Carl Straumsheim for Inside Higher Ed. Read more...
Kit « Agir contre le sexisme au travail » - Trois outils pour le monde du travail
Conseil supérieur de l’égalité professionnelle
Un kit « Agir contre le sexisme au travail » est proposé aux entreprises souhaitant lutter contre ce problème. Il contient :
Des fiches repères pour les victimes d’agissements sexistes, les employeurs, les services des ressources humaines et les représentant.e.s du personnel
Dix leviers d’action pour agir au sein de l’entreprise contre le sexisme tels que « Mettre en place une politique de prévention contre le sexisme » ou encore « Construire une communication interne et externe dépourvue de stéréotypes de sexe ».
JUIN 2017 - DISPOSITIFS ET RESSOURCES DE LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE
Mobiliser et articuler les dispositifs de la formation professionnelle dans la gestion et la sécurisation de parcours professionnels
Sessions de formation
When a Professor Is Sexually Harassed by a Student
What should a faculty member do, a former victim asks, when at the mercy of a student who has no regard for boundaries or authority and doesn’t understand that no means no. More...
Sexual Harassment in a Culture of Exploitation
Tara Dorje examines how the power dynamics between faculty members and grad students make it especially difficult to deal effectively with sexual assault and harassment. More...
7 Steps You Can Take
Jen Dylan provides advice to graduate students for dealing with sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment comes in many forms, including physical misconduct and verbal and psychological abuse. More...
My Professor, the Sexual Predator
Academic departments normalize sexual violence when they look the other way as faculty members abuse their power in harassing or assaulting junior faculty and/or students, argues Donovan A. Steinberg. More...