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Sexism, Sexual Assault, Mobbing, misuse of power

Discrimination because of gender (sexism), sexualised assault and violence and mobbing are deep violations of humans safety and dignity.

It can lead to serious consequences for sufferers. Furthermore it harms science and society and can cause negative consequences for the facilities in which they took place.

Sexism, sexualised aussault and violence are to be faught - preventitive and through consequent and sensitive reactions.

Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

Roadmaps

• Guide for Protection from Discrimination, sexualised Assault and Violencet, 2015
• Arrangement about Administration Procedure when it comes to violence, threatening or sexualised violence by students, 2012
• Company Deal about Fighting Mobbing, 2021

Definition and guide lines

• Discrimination
• Sexual or sexualized harassment
• What to do, if something happened?
• What can be done against discrimination?
• Wann ist ein Übergriff ein Übergriff?   

Service points, online and phone support

MLU - In principle, you can contact any person at MLU. Particularly relevant bodies are:

• Equal Opportunity Officer: (confidential) advice and support (§ 15 FrFG LSA in conjunction with § 72 II HSG LSA)
• Anti-Discrimination Prevention and Counselling Centre
• AGG Complaints Office (for/about employees)
• AGG Complaints Office (for and about students): Department 1.4 of Department 1 (Studies and Teaching)
• Social and Conflict Counselling Centre
• Staff Council and JAV (Youth and Trainee Representation)
• Student Council - Anti-Discrimination Counselling
• Trauma Outpatient Clinic for Victims of Violence at the UKH   

Overview of counselling and support centres for discrimination and violence at MLU for students by type of discrimination

In Halle

• Psychosocial Counselling Studentenwerk Halle   
• Anti-Discrimination Agency Saxony-Anhalt   
• Dornrosa e.V. / Women's Centre Weiberwirtschaft   
• Domestic Violence and Stalking Intervention Centre   
• Lichtung - Counselling Centre against Sexualised Violence   

Overview of counselling and support centres for students and employees in the event of discrimination and violence at MLU as well as locally/regionally

Overview    Counselling services for students of all kinds: MLU and local

Online and telephone support

• Nightline telephone in Halle (Saale)   
• Home telephone throughout Germany   
• Violence against women helpline   
• Violence against men helpline   
• Sexual abuse helpline   
• "safe now" app   

Especially in the case of hostility to science

• Scicomm Support   : Support of scientists and science communicators in the event of attacks and unobjective conflicts in science communication

Rules and Regulations

MLU

• Directive on Protection against Discrimination, (Sexual) Harassment and Violence, 2015
• Anti-Bullying Service Agreement, 2021
• Regulations on the Administrative Procedure in the Case of Violence, Threats and Sexual Harassment by Students, 2023
• Framework Service Agreement for the revention of Discrimination, Bullying and (Sexual) Harassment    , 2024
• Statutes on the Principles for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice and on the handling of allegations of scientific misconduct, 2024

By law

• General Equal Treatment Act     (AGG)
• UN Convention on the Rights of Women    (CEDAW) (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women)
• Istanbul Convention    (Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence)
• (Act on) ILO Convention No. 190 on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work   
• Penal code    (German: Strafgesetzbuch)

view as well: Laws, Documents, Regulations

Projects

• Topic Week "MeToo in Science?!" (2020 | Halle & online) - Blog
• DFG Projekt Pornography and sexual Empowerment   
• Podcast with project leader Dr.in Anja Schmidt about "Catcalling   

General

In 2018, the Prevention and Counselling Centre for Anti-Discrimination was set up at MLU  . On their pages you will find extensive information on sexism and sBG. So here is just a selection. See also under "News in general", keyword: "MISCONDUCT".

• Introduction/Overview/Specialization
  • Dependencies and Power Structures in Science   , Deutschlandfunk 2020
  • benevolent (well-meaning) sexism   
  • Focus on sexualised violence in the digital world    
  • CEWS Portal       "Gender-Based and Sexualised Violence in Science"   
  • The University Handling of Sexualized Discrimination and Violence. A stocktaking   , 2021
  • Discrimination on the basis of sex (sexism): Term    (Gender Glossary), Topic page ADS Bund   , Topic page bpb>   
    Heteronormativity    (Gender-Gloasssar), Cis-Sexism    (Glossaria)
  • Expertise on sexualised and gender-based violence in academia with a special focus on diversity and intersectionality   
  • Film "Picture a scientist   "
  • Gender-specific digital violence, information flyer German    and English    of the KCS.
  • Hierachy and Abuse of Power   , Podcast 2024
  • Higher Education Teaching,    Higher Education Forum Digitization
  • Abuse of Power and Misconduct in Science   , Report of the DPG Commission "Incentive System, Abuse of Power and Scientific Misconduct" 2023, DUZ Report   
  • Bullying in Science   , Focus on Research and Teaching 2020
  • Podcast "hastuGehört" - Wir sind alle Teil des Problems   
  • Sexism in academia is bad for science and a waste of public    funding   , 2024
  • UniSAFE - Project   
  • 7Ps Framework: Article, Webinar   

• Networks/Alliances/Campaigns
  • Bukof – Federal Conference of Women's and Equal Opportunity Commissioners   
  • Together against sexism:    Dialogue forums against sexism
  • Network against abuse of power in science   

• Handouts/Toolkits
  • Sexualised discrimination and violence at universities   , online handout of bukof
  • Counteracting Sexualised Harassment, Violence and Abuse of Power at Universities   , Handout of the NW FGF
  • UniSAFE Toolkit   
  • Unterstützer_innen-Info   : Support for those affected and supporters

• Position Papers/Guidelines
  • Defining and Visualizing: An Open Letter Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Contexts   
  • Gender Power Science   
  • HRK Position Paper Abuse of Power 2024
    Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice >    Ombuds Committee for Research Integrity in Germany    
  • Ombuds Committee for Research Integrity in Germany    > Guidelines for Safeguarding Good Scientific Practice   
  • Viewpoint(s) for a gender-equitable higher education policy    (bukof, 2020, p. 36): Against sexualised discrimination and violence; Policy paper    on sexualised discrimination and violence at universities (bukof, 2022, updated)

• Initiatives/Projects
  • Exhibition: Together against sexism   
  • Information portal of Leuphana University Lüneburg "Against sexual harassment"   
  • Kulturwandel - Antisexism Initiative of the Coordination Office for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality at TU Berlin   
  • Podcast series Look!    – Support for people affected by sexual harassment, University of Mainz

• Social media
  • CatCalls of Halle   
  • Gunda Werner Institute - Feminist Think Tank of the Heinrich Böll Foundation   
  • Coordination Office for Equal Opportunities Saxony (KCS) - state-wide institution for more equality and inclusion in higher education.   
  • Women Rais.ed: Recognize | Encourage | Empower   

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