Zijlstra, Aukje Sina (2023) Hiding Under the RUG: Sexual Harassment within the RUG a Policy Analysis and Recommendations. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
Sexual harassment in higher education is a known crisis which also affects students and staff of the RUG. One out of ten female students in the Netherlands have become a victim of rape during their time studying in the Netherlands (Amnesty, IRO, 2021). Furthermore, only three percent of these students knew how to reach out within their higher education institutions. In addition, globally one in three women have become a victim of sexual harassment as an employee on the workfloor (ILO, 2022). This research report analyses the policy documents of the RUG regarding sexual harassment to answer the research question (RQ): What are the policies RUG has in place to prevent, respond, react to episodes of sexual harassment? Included the theory 1975 of Brownmiller, the first in history to change the perception of sexual assault in academia: she explained rape as a socio-politcal problem rather than an ‘individual crime of passion’. In addition, the literature review discusses terms as ‘rape culture’ , ‘vicitm-blaming’, ‘party-rape’,‘second rape’, and ‘rape myths’. Lastly, the regulatory and legislative frameworks regarding sexual harassment in higher education relating to the RUG are included. The analysis of the RUG’s policy documents contained an abductive approach in which some premature themes were taken into account and when new themes occurred while reading the policies, these were allowed to be added. The themes on which the analysis focused were visibility & accessibility, preventive measures, first response, and general and follow-up response. Accessible and clear policy documents are essential to prevent and not sweep the responsibilities of campus staff and students under the RUG. This report includes recommendations for both further research and changes to RUG’s policies. Keywords: sexual harassment, university campus, rape culture, victim-blaming, party-rape, second rape, rape myths, campus harassment, students, policy analysis, preventive measures, first response, general response, follow-up response, academic support
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Rotulo, A. |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2023 10:06 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2023 10:06 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/298 |
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