Sexual harassment in tertiary institutions: A comparative perspective

Joseph, Janice

doi:10.2298/tem1502125h

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“…Gender-based violence (GBV) is not only referring to the use of one’s power deliberately towards individuals, groups or community thereby resulting in any type of injury but also includes violence against a person based on gender [ 1 – 3 ]. Globally, it has been incorporated into a different types of codes such as civil and criminal codes [ 3 ].…”

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Prevalence and determinants of gender-based violence among high school female students in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: an institutionally based cross-sectional study

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Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) often occurs in resource-limited settings such as Ethiopia. It could result in psychological and physical adverse outcomes such as stress, anxiety, depression, unsafe abortion, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with gender-based violence among female high school students in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia. Methods: An institutionally based-cross-sectional study was conducted in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia. A total of 604 female high school students were recruited through multi-stage stratified sampling techniques. The gender-basedviolence assessment tool, validated by the World Health Organization, was used to assess gender-based-violence and other determinants. The strength of statistical association was measured by adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Statistical significance was declared at p-value < 0.05. Results: The lifetime prevalence of GBV, sexual violence, and physical violence were found to be 63.2, 37.2, and 56.3%, respectively. The prevalence of sexual violence before and after joining the current school as well as in the current academic year were 30.5, 37.2, and 22% respectively. Having regular boyfriends (AOR = 2.02; 95% CI:1.07-3.79), being sexually active (AOR = 6.10; 95% CI: 2.49-14.92), having female or male friends who drink alcohol (AOR = 2.18; 95% CI: 1.26-3.77), students witnessed their mothers being beaten by their partners or husband (AOR = 1.92; 95% CI:1.19-3.11) and joining public school (AOR = 1.74; 95% CI:1.11-2.76) were significantly associated with gender-based violence. Conclusion: The prevalence of gender-based-violence was high. This needs a due concern from governmental, nongovernmental and civic organizations as well as other responsible bodies to tackle factors associated with GBV in this study. Further large scale studies incorporating male students are warranted to elucidate the factors associated with GBV in Ethiopia.

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Prevalence and determinants of gender-based violence among high school female students in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: an institutionally based cross-sectional study

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“…MacKinnon defined sexual harassment "the unwanted imposition of sexual requirements in the context of a relationship of unequal power. Central to the concept is the use of power derived from one social sphere to lever benefits or impose deprivations in another" (Joseph, 2015). The working women United Institute has also defined the sexual harassment in following words "verbal sexual suggestions or jokes, constant leering or ogling, accidentally brushing against your body, a friendly pat, squeeze, pinch or arm around you, catching you alone for a quick kiss, the explicit proposition backed by the threat of losing your job, and forced sexual relations" (WWUI, 1978).…”

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Females Higher Education in Pakistan: An Analysis of Socio-Economic and Cultural Challenges

Mehmood¹,

Li²,

Hussain³

2018

ASSRJ

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The developed nations around the world pay equal attention to male and female's higher education, however female's higher education in developing countries is most neglected sector, and same is true for Pakistan. Though the total enrollment in HEI's has increased from 0.276 million during 2001-02 to 1.298 million by 2014-15, but still Pakistan's GER in higher education was just 10% during 2015-16. For instance female's enrollment has increased from 36.8% to 47.2% by 2014, but the dream of gender equality in higher education is far away. Therefore, the present study is an effort to investigate the socioeconomic and cultural challenges to female's higher education in Pakistan. To support the argument primary data had obtained through a survey feedback of 601 individuals across the country, and results explain that females are facing wide ranging socioeconomic and cultural challenges during the attainment of higher education.

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“…MacKinnon defined sexual harassment "the unwanted imposition of sexual requirements in the context of a relationship of unequal power. Central to the concept is the use of power derived from one social sphere to lever benefits or impose deprivations in another" [5]. The working women United Institute has defined sexual harassment in the following words "verbal sexual suggestions or jokes, constant leering or ogling, accidentally brushing against your body, a friendly pat, squeeze, pinch or arm around you, catching you alone for a quick kiss, the explicit proposition backed by the threat of losing your job, and forced sexual relations" [6].…”

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Travel Freedom, Sexual Harassment and Family Support to Female Higher Education in Pakistan

Mehmood¹,

Li²

2018

Proceedings of the 2017 7th International Conference on Education and Management (ICEM 2017)

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The developed nations around the world pay equal attention to male and female's higher education, however females' higher education in Pakistan is still most neglected sector. The paper is an effort to investigate the impact of travel Freedom, sexual harassment and family support to female's higher education. Through a survey of 601 individuals across the country, the paper found that females in Pakistan are facing wide ranging socioeconomic and cultural restrictions during the attainment of higher education. The research concluded the dream of gender equality in Pakistan is impossible to achieve in near future. Data and Methodology The paper is based on primary data which was gathered through survey questionnaire. A structured questionnaire was prepared by the author, which cover two main sections. The first section was related to demographic information e.g. province, district, nature of respondents, age, marital status

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Sexual harassment in tertiary institutions: A comparative perspective

Cited by 27 publications

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Prevalence and determinants of gender-based violence among high school female students in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: an institutionally based cross-sectional study

Prevalence and determinants of gender-based violence among high school female students in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: an institutionally based cross-sectional study

Females Higher Education in Pakistan: An Analysis of Socio-Economic and Cultural Challenges

Travel Freedom, Sexual Harassment and Family Support to Female Higher Education in Pakistan

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