Gender-based violence in academic and research workplaces: Pervasiveness in higher education and research performing organisations

Strid Sofia; Jeff Hearn

Gender-based violence in academic and research workplaces: Pervasiveness in higher education and research performing organisations

Strid Sofia^*
, Jeff Hearn

^*Huvudförfattare för detta arbete

Företagsledning och organisation, Helsingfors

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Artikeln diskuterar könsbaserat våld vid lärosäten och forskningsorganisationer (RPO) i betydelsen arbetsplatser, sysselsättning, yrkes-, organisations-, och ledningsplatser. Datan baseras på det EU-finansierade UniSAFE och inkluderar en onlineenkät om förekomst och konsekvenser av könsbaserat våld (n=42 000), en kartläggning av nationell policy om könsbaserat våld inom högre utbildning och forskningsorganisationer, samt institutionella policyer och åtgärder för att motverka könsbaserat våld i 46 forskningsorganisationer i femton länder. Resultaten visar att prevalensen är mycket hög, ojämlik mellan olika grupper, men ändå relativt enhetlig mellan länder och institutioner, vilket tyder på att prevalensen av könsbaserat våld i stort sett inte är relaterad till de forskningsorganisationer där respondenterna arbetar eller studerar, och/eller till det land där de bor. Könsbaserat våld inom lärosäten och forskningsorganisationer verkar därmed ha ett eget system och en egen logik.

Originalspråk	Engelska
Referentgranskad vetenskaplig tidskrift	Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift (smt)
Volym	102
Nummer	2025/1
Sidor (från-till)	112-123
Antal sidor	12
ISSN	0037-833X
Status	Publicerad - 08.04.2025
MoE-publikationstyp	A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift

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Detta resultat bidrar till följande hållbara utvecklingsmål:

SDG 3 – God hälsa och välbefinnande
SDG 4 – God utbildning
SDG 5 – Jämställdhet
SDG 16 – Fredliga och inkluderande samhällen

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516 Pedagogik
akademin
genusbaserat våld
prevalens
universitet
våld

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