Knowledge base
Understanding the impact of harassment on individuals and the academic community encourages a collective commitment to create safer and more respectful work environments. Here you can find an overview of relevant definitions, scientific publications and media references concerning different aspects of harassment, both inside and outside academia. (CONCEPT)
Definitions
To help the development of a shared language to discuss harassment, SAFIA has compiled a list of relevant definitions. (CONCEPT)
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Gender
A concept originally coined to distinguish social and cultural differences between men/masculinity and women/femininity from biological differences.
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Psychological safety
People’s perceptions of the consequences of taking interpersonal risks.
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Scientific sabotage
All behaviors that directly obstruct a person’s work as a scientist.
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Sexual harassment
Behaviour of a sexual nature that violates a person’s dignity and creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work or study environment.
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Publications
By exposing its root causes, impacts, and potential solutions, academic research on harassment can offer validation and understanding to those who have experienced or witnessed it, and can aid in self-reflection and growth for those who have been accused of it. (CONCEPT)
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Naezer, M., van den Brink, M. & Benschop,Y. (2019). Harassment in Dutch Academia. Exploring Manifestations, Facilitating Facts, Effects and Solutions. LNVH.
- I witnessed
This LNVH report examines the different manifestations and effects of scientific harassment and the academic infrastructures and disciplinary cultures that facilitate it, and explores possible solutions.
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MacCurtain, S., Murphy, C., O'Sullivan, M., MacMahon, J. & Turner, T. (2017). To stand back or step in? Exploring the responses of employees who observe workplace bullying. Nursing Inquiry, 25(1)
- I witnessed
An examination of bystander responses to bullying and of factors that influence decisions to intervene.
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O’Connor, P., Hodgins, M., Woods, D. R., Wallwaey, E., Palmen, R., Van Den Brink, M., & Schmidt, E. K. (2021). Organisational characteristics that facilitate gender-based violence and harassment in higher education? Administrative sciences, 11(4), 138.
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A critical review of the literature on gender-based violence and sexual harassment and organizational responses to it, locating it in the context of an analysis of organizational power.
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Padgett, S., & Notar, C. E. (2013). Bystanders Are the Key to Stopping Bullying. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 1(2), 33-41.
- I witnessed
A review of literature on the role of bystanders to bullying, resources to help bystanders and established anti bullying programs with a bystander component.
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Media
Harassment is frequently a topic of discussion in tv shows, news articles, podcasts, and other media outlets. (CONCEPT)
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Al Jazeerah Investigates: Degrees of Abuse
- I experienced
A podcast series on how British universities handle complaints on sexual misconduct.
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The Power of Us: How We Stop Sexual Harassment
- I witnessed
A TEDx Talk about the root causes of sexual harassment.
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Title IX Turns 50
- I experienced
A podcast episode in which Russ White and Ashely Baker talk about the significance of the Title IX law.
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The Chair
- I witnessed
A drama series about the first woman of color to become head of the English department at a major university.
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