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Sexual Harassment at UC Davis
Abstract
Sexual harassment at the University of California Davis was studied to provide information for campus officials. Attention was directed to: campus attitudes about sexual harassment; the incidence of sexual harassment among survey respondents; the circumstances and characteristics of sexual harassment incidents; the effects of sexual harassment on victims; and the campus resources used by, or needed for, victims. A total of 1,399 students and employees responded to the questionnaire. Some respondents defined sexual harassment more broadly than did the university. A majority of men respondents and a third of women respondents were uncertain whether sexual harassment occurred at the university, yet most perceived it as a campus problem. Women respondents were more aware than men of sexual harassment, and less likely to attribute it to sexual drive, human nature, or a misunderstanding. About 20 percent of faculty and staff, 17 percent of graduate/professional students, and 7 percent of undergraduate women respondents had been sexually harassed at the university. In 71 percent of the cases of sexual harassment, the harassor was in a higher status position than the victim; in half the cases he held direct authority over the victim. Questionnaires are appended. (SW)
... Help-seeking experiences of graduate students who endured SVSH and sought resources varied; while some found support, others had re-traumatizing experiences. Use of campus resources is not yet well-documented for graduate students, and existing research demonstrates that compared to undergraduates, graduate students under-utilize and have less awareness of available services 16 and have less confidence in accessing campus resources. 17 This is a preliminary study, and further research is necessary to determine how best to support graduate students' exposure and access to campus resources. ...
Graduate students are uniquely vulnerable to sexual violence and harassment (SVSH) and largely marginalized in campus-based prevention and response efforts. Objective: This study is a preliminary investigation of graduate students' experiences with on-campus SVSH training and knowledge and utilization of SVSH resources. Methods: We conducted 21 in-depth interviews and 8 focus group discussions with 43 graduate students on three public university campuses in California. Results: Graduate students had limited knowledge of SVSH services, and mandatory SVSH training curricula was perceived to center around "responsible employee" duties rather than information about how to prevent or seek help for SVSH themselves. Graduate students had mixed experiences seeking SVSH-related assistance. Conclusions: Graduate students should be prioritized in SVSH prevention and education efforts beyond required responsible employee training. Graduate students are invaluable to the everyday success of universities; accounting for their vulnerabilities in SVSH prevention and response is vital for campus communities everywhere.
... Of those reporting harassment, 15 percent of the graduate students and 12 percent of the undergraduates indicated they had changed their academic programs be· cause of the incidents. Whitmore (1983) surveyed students, faculty, and staff at the University o f California at Davis and found that o ne in seven women respondents (13.5 percent) had been sexually harassed and one in 100 men respondents (1.1 percent) had been sexually harassed . Among women respondents, 21.4 percent of the staff, 20 percent of the faculty, 16.5 percent of the graduate/professional students, and 7.3 percent of the undergraduates had been sexually harassed during their tenu re at UC Davis. ...
Objective: To find out if Sexual Harassment existed at a higher institute of learning and explore perception of sexual harassment in the university community and to make recommendations based on the findings. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study that collected both primary and secondary data. The participants included 913 students, 90 academic staff and 97 non-academic staff who were selected from within the university community. Questionnaires were administered in class for the students and individually with staff members after obtaining informed consent. Secondary data records from 1996 to 2006 on issues to do with sexual harassment from Registrar's department, Deans of students, counselling center, at the university clinic and records from staff and students were collected.
ABSTRACT
Objective:
T
o
find
out
if
Sexual
Harassment
existed
at
a
higher
institute
of
learning
and
explore
perception
of
sexual
harassment
in
the
university
community
and
to
make
recommendations
based
on
the
findings.
Methodology
:
This
was
a
cross
sectional
study
that
c
o
l
l
e
c
t
e
d
b
o
t
h
p
r
i
m
a
r
y
a
n
d
s
e
c
o
n
d
a
r
y
d
a
t
a
.
T
h
e
participants
included
913
students,
90
academic
staf
f
and
97
non-academic
staf
f
who
were
selected
from
within
the
university
community
.
Questionnaires
were
administered
in
class
for
the
students
and
individually
with
staf
f
members
after
obtaining
informed
consent.
Secondary
data
records
from
1996
to
2006
on
issues
to
do
with
sexual
harassment
from
Registrar's
department,
Deans
of
students,
counselling
center
,
at
the
university
clinic
and
records
from
staf
f
and
students
were
collected.
Results
:
The
study
found
that
the
majority
of
the
participant
(54.1%)
knew
what
sexual
harassment
was.
It
was
Further
found
that
Fifty
seven
(57%)
of
the
respondents ac
knowledged t
hat
Sexual
Harassment doe
s
occur
at
the
university
with
more
females
indicating
the
occurrence
of
Sexual
harassment
acts.
There
was
however
a
discrepancy
in
the
understanding
of
what
constitutes
sexual
harassment
with
the
students
being
the
least
to
identify
sexual
harassment
acts.
The
study
also
revealed
that
that
more
female;
students
and
non-
a
c
a
d
e
m
i
c
s
t
a
ff
i
d
e
n
t
i
f
i
e
d
m
o
r
e
f
o
r
m
s
o
f
s
e
x
u
a
l
harassment
acts
and
behaviour
than
the
male
participants.
C
o
n
c
l
u
s
i
o
n
:
I
t
c
o
u
l
d
b
e
c
o
n
c
l
u
d
e
d
t
h
a
t
S
e
x
u
a
l
harassment
may
be
a
problem
at
the
university
.
However
,
despite
the
varying
responses
on
perceptions
of
the
occurrence
of
sexual
harassment,
a
university
sexual
harassment
policy
should
be
formulated
and
implemented
at
the
university
in
order
to
deter
the
would
be
harassers
and
protect
the
potential
victim
(PDF) Knowledge and Perception of Sexual Harassment in an Institution of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301528267_Knowledge_and_Perception_of_Sexual_Harassment_in_an_Institution_of_Higher_Education_in_Sub-Saharan_Africa [accessed May 07 2019].
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recognized and actualized in the world in professional,
scienti� c circles, in media and the everyday
talk. Recently, stalking is identi� ed as speci� c and
complex problem, studied separatly from domestic
violence, workplace abuse, sexual harassment,
threats, following, homicide, voyeurism and the
other phenomenon to whihc stalking may or not be
related. This paper is aimed to determine the notion
of stalking and its relationship with similar phenomena,
to review the research about the prevalence
and nature of stalking, as well as to review the
measures for its prevention, supporting victims and
prosecution of offenders. Finally, the paper intend
to contribute toward initiation of research and legal
reforms regarding stalking victimisation in Serbia.
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