By Colleen Flaherty. The #metoo movement is all about personalizing the issue of harassment, bringing it from the abstract to the concrete and personal. But every choice to disclose involves professional and personal risks, as evidenced by one professor’s recent comments at the Southern Political Science Association and on social media. More...
La mission interministérielle pour la protection des femmes victimes de violences et la lutte contre la traite des êtres humains (MIPROF) pilote un groupe de travail interministériel afin d’élaborer un kit pédagogique pour lutter contre les agissements sexistes, le harcèlement et les violences sexuelles faites aux femmes au travail. Ce groupe de travail rassemble le CNFPT, les écoles de service public et structures de formation continue, des ministères (DGAFP, ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé), l’AP-HP et la Fédération hospitalière de France (FHF). Plus...By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. University of Mississippi’s general counsel has drafted a harassment policy that allows students to be punished for a single incident, atypical among colleges. More...
Et là aussi, l’enseignement supérieur et la recherche ont tout pour être aux avant-postes. C’est pourquoi j’ai souhaité mobiliser l’ensemble des présidents et directeurs d’établissements en fixant notre objectif à 30 ateliers labélisés tour de France de l’Egalité dans l’enseignement supérieur et la recherche. 
By now we have all read many accounts of sexual assault and the misuse of power by politicians, professional athletes and other celebrities. The stories brought forth by prominent men and women in entertainment and the media are not the only ones, of course. Sexual harassment and assault must also be addressed in places of learning. More...
A former Dixie State University student is turning to the courts to rectify what she calls “egregious” behavior by officials on the St. George campus, stemming from her complaints of sexual harassment against faculty members and subsequent expulsion from the school. More...
By Scott Jaschik. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee at the University of Rochester has published an open letter saying that the university has failed to adopt -- even on an interim basis -- policies to prevent harassment and protect those who report harassment. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A "sizable" minority of women and a smaller but still notable share of men have experienced harassment or other inappropriate behavior at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, according to a survey of members that the association has just released. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. The University of Pittsburgh plans to investigate the climate in its communications department after a former professor wrote an essay alleging sexual harassment and hostility by colleagues. More...
The Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era guidelines for how colleges and universities should decide misconduct cases under the gender-equity law Title IX will likely lead to fewer disciplinary actions for students accused of sexual assault. For victim advocates and others concerned about the effects of the rescission, fewer disciplinary actions represents a step back. Without a doubt, higher education institutions must carefully consider whether to raise the standard of proof. At the same time, and equally important, they must continue working to create safer campuses. More...
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