There seem to be many cases of sexual harassment coming to light, but these are tip of the iceberg. E.g. https://theconversation.com/how-to-stop-the-sexual-harassment-of-women-in-science-reboot-the-system-53210 … #marginsci
TW SH: Trigger warning for thread on sexual harassment in science & academia. Let's talk #intersectionality, policy & practice #marginsci
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In Australia, 575 cases of harassment & rape in higher education in 5 years alone, most unpunished https://twitter.com/OtherSociology/status/836214519378538497 …
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In Australia we await a national inquiry on sexual harassment in higher ed, plagued with ethical issues http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-04/human-rights-commission-report-on-sexual-harrassment-questioned/8413418 …
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Not all universities have committed to releasing results of the national survey into sexual harassment. This is symbolic of broader problem
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The problem is that the higher education and science sectors have no consensus on how to manage & collaborate on ending sexual harassment
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Here's the tricky thing: the laws have definitions & processes in place. Institutions have policies. The system has many flaws in between.
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Legal definitions matter. Part of the problem is that even in science, educators & students aren't taught about these as starting principles
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Another part is the feeling of entitlement to other people's sexuality. Making rules like "no sexual advances allowed" often get push back >
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> bc men feel that have a right and duty to reach for whatever sex they can. This idea also needs to be dismantled. (in my experience)
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1/2 I've come across this attitude many times in my equity and diversity policy work. Men complain that it's "political correctness"...
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Too often in Australia & other "Western" contexts, we let language slide on gender violence instead of teaching legal, scholarly definitions
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E.g. "Jokes" about a situation being "rapey" or saying "sexual assault" or "sexual abuse" when we mean something else confuses seriousness
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When women do attempt to correct, eg in meetings, we're ridiculed & belittled about being "too politically correct" & "can't take a joke".
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E.g. Carelessly comparing institutional matters on *sexual harassment* to cover ups of child rape by Catholic Church, seen in scicomm
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Definitions have policy & legal repercussions. Lay misunderstandings of terms significantly impact on how cases of misconduct are handled.
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Colleagues who are responsive to learning & responding to these distinctions show themselves to be trustworthy & committed to making change
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Reminded of this recently. Colleagues who respond & take responsibility to fix; vs those who want to "debate" their right to use wrong terms
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Not using the right definitions has an impact on misinformation; with victims not knowing what they should report & managers' responses
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Laws vary across countries & states. In Australia, sexual assault is defined via various physical & mental factorshttps://aifs.gov.au/publications/sexual-assault-laws-australia …
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Sexual harassment includes unwelcome touching, staring, unwelcome invitations for dates & other communication https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/bad-business-fact-sheet-legal-definition-sexual-harassment …
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