Introductory training on gender-based violence in Portuguese
10 de fevereiro de 2026, 9:30 – 15:00 WET: Formação introdutória sobre violência baseada no género no meio académico e o modelo das 7P
Webinar on Reporting Intersectional Cases of Gender-Based Violence
11 December 2025, 13:00 – 14:30 CET: Webinar “Overlooked – challenges and strategies in reporting intersectional cases of gender-based violence.”
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.”