Webinar: Introducing our Institutional Assessment Tool
Introducing the GenderSAFE Institutional Assessment Tool. Join us on Wednesday 26 November, 11.00 am CET, to learn how to use the tool and how it can support institutional transformation!
Argument 6: “This is just a small number of bad individuals, not a systemic issue”
Argument 6: “This is just a small number of bad individuals, not a systemic issue.” Minimising gender-based violence as the fault of a few individuals can be a defence mechanism for institutions attempting to protect its reputation.
Argument 5: “Addressing gender-based violence will harm the university’s reputation.”
Argument 4: “Institutions should focus on real issues like education, not social issues like gender-based violence.”
A common resistance to addressing gender-based violence is the argument that institutions should focus on real issues like education, not social issues like gender-based violence, but what does academic excellence mean if students and staff do not feel safe?
Argument 3: “We have a (zero-tolerance) policy, so the problem is already addressed”
UniSAFE’s policy mapping found that although the majority of institutions report having policies addressing gender-based violence, few have comprehensive implementation frameworks.
Argument #2: “If gender-based violence were a real issue, people would report it”
Argument #1: “Gender-based violence doesn’t occur in our institution.”
This series aims to support change agents by reframing arguments commonly encountered and help navigate challenging conversations with clarity and confidence. Argument #1: “Gender-based violence doesn’t occur in our institution.”
Work in progress: Baseline Policy Framework for Addressing Gender-Based Violence
Strategic framing to tackle resistance to change: Addressing gender-based violence in research and academia
Gender-based violence remains a deeply rooted issue across European research and higher education institutions and implementing effective institutional responses still faces resistance. To support those leading change, GenderSAFE has developed a new guide: “Strategic Framing to Tackle Resistance to Change: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Research and Academia.”