Expanding gendered sites of resistance in the neoliberal academy

Smidt, Thomas Brorsen; Bondestam, Fredrik; Pétursdóttir, Gyða Margrét; Einarsdóttir, Þorgerður

doi:10.1080/21568235.2018.1541753

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“…A weak or non-existent theoretical contextualization of sexual harassment combined with a lack of relevant knowledge (Tinkler 2013)in other words an inability to describe the problem of sexual harassment in all its complexity (in particular feminist perspectives on intersectionality and links to related forms of gender-based violence in higher education)further weakens both research on policy and policies as tools to prevent sexual harassment. There is clearly a gap between neoliberal, bureaucratic policy and critical knowledge on experiences of sexual harassment in a normative academic culture (Brorsen Smidt et al 2018). This analysis of policy processes, especially in relation to legal systems, is also confirmed by other contemporary reviews on sexual harassment in higher education (Johnson, Widnall, and Frazier 2018).…”

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Sexual harassment in higher education – a systematic review

Bondestam

Lundqvist

2020

European Journal of Higher Education

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Sexual harassment is an epidemic throughout global higher education systems and impact individuals, groups and entire organizations in profound ways. Precarious working conditions, hierarchical organizations, a normalization of gender-based violence, toxic academic masculinities, a culture of silence and a lack of active leadership are all key features enabling sexual harassment. The aim of this study is to review scientific knowledge on sexual harassment in higher education. A thematic focus is on (a) knowledge derived from top-ranked peer-reviewed articles in the research field, (b) the prevalence of sexual harassment among students and staff, (c) reported consequences of sexual harassment, (d) examples of primary, secondary and tertiary preventive measures, and (e) core challenges to research on sexual harassment in higher education. The published research evidence suggests several findings of importance, mainly: (a) prevalence of sexual harassment among students is reported by on average one out of four female students; (b) severe consequences of sexual harassment impacts individuals but the effects on the quality in research and education is unknown; (c) there is almost no evidence supporting the supposed effects of major preventive measures; and (d) research on sexual harassment in higher education lacks theoretical, longitudinal, qualitative and intersectional approaches and perspectives.

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Section: Policymentioning

confidence: 68%

Sexual harassment in higher education – a systematic review

Bondestam

Lundqvist

2020

European Journal of Higher Education

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“…Taking this result into account, and considering the higher bullying probability of women in research discussed above, the hypothesis was formulated that the gender gap in bullying probability is highest at the entry-level of the research career. At higher career levels, a flattening of the gender gap among respondents in the sense of self-selection would be expected, as the specific contextual conditions of the research system were either accepted or those women who reacted with resistance at lower career levels did not advance in the hierarchy (Brorsen Smidt et al, 2020).…”

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Workplace Bullying in Academia: Interaction of Gender, Nationality, Age, and Work Context of Scientific and Non-Scientific Employees in a Large German Research Organization

Striebing¹

2022

Diversity and Discrimination in Research Organizations

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“…Coping with sexual harassment in Egypt knowledge about the perceptions and experiences of academics about WSH in a normative academic culture (Brorsen Smidt et al, 2020). The difficulties in defining, measuring and taking WSH as a serious issue may explain the lack of benchmark national statistics (Fitzgerald and Cortina, 2018).…”

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“…Moreover, in the literature, the concept of sexual harassment in Egypt is focused on an act that occurs in public places, yet studies on WSH from an organizational or management perspective are lacking. In general, there is a gap in the literature with regards to the relation between bureaucratic, neoliberal institutes and knowledge about the perceptions and experiences of academics about WSH in a normative academic culture (Brorsen Smidt et al. , 2020).…”

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Coping with sexual harassment in the Egyptian context: a study on female academics

Abdelgaffar

2022

EDI

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PurposeTo understand the position of female academics in public universities in Egypt, the authors of this paper aim to answer the question of what comes between victims breaking their silence about workplace sexual harassment (WSH).Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research method is employed, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 female academics from four public universities selected from among 26 public institutions of higher education in Egypt. Thematic analysis was used to extract main ideas from the transcripts.FindingsAt the macro level in Egypt, stipulating an anti-harassment law and harsher penalties were found to be a motivator for female academics to speak up against WSH. At the meso organizational level, establishing anti-harassment units in universities is perceived as an effective mechanism for empowering female academics to respond to, expose and seek punitive action against WSH perpetrators. What was found to be a real challenge to reporting perpetrators is the assumption of some female academics that they will never be heard because of socio-cultural norms that hold university professors as honourable and impeccable. Another challenge is that female academics are poorly represented at both professorial levels and in senior administrative positions in Egyptian academic contexts. Sadly, challenges faced by women in academic contexts, such as WSH, are not being prioritized on the agenda of their universities. Although organizational behaviours and country-specific culture challenge female academics' proactive stance against WSH, new anti-harassment laws and university policies are changing this scenario.Originality/valueThis paper contributes by filling a gap in human resource (HR) management, higher education and public administration in which empirical studies of WSH in academic contexts have been limited so far.

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Expanding gendered sites of resistance in the neoliberal academy

Cited by 11 publications

References 42 publications

Sexual harassment in higher education – a systematic review

Sexual harassment in higher education – a systematic review

Workplace Bullying in Academia: Interaction of Gender, Nationality, Age, and Work Context of Scientific and Non-Scientific Employees in a Large German Research Organization

Coping with sexual harassment in the Egyptian context: a study on female academics

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