Preventing sexual harassment in academia - reflections among university students

Facts

Contact person:: Anna Ternström
Financer:: Research platform Global and Glocal Health
Responsible at MaU:: Charlotta Löfgren
Project members at MaU:: My Lilja

Anna Ternström

and Charlotta Löfgren
Time frame:: 01 February 2024 - 31 December 2026
Faculty/department:: Faculty of Health and Society

Department of Criminology

Department of Social Work
Research environment :: Global and Glocal Health (GGH)
Research subject:: Health and Society Studies

Criminology

Social Work

Sexual harassment

Violence prevention

Project description

The autumn of 2017, the #Metoo movement highlighted the prevalence of sexual harassment. In Sweden, the movement had a large impact, include in academia using the hashtag #akademiuppropet. Previous studies at Malmö university have shown that about a third of all students have experienced sexual harassment.

This projects aims to create in depth knowledge about how university students discuss and value preventative measures of sexual harassment in academia, particularly in regards to at risk groups (international students, young women, lgbtqi+ groups). Students are asked to participate in the project to provide perspectives on preventative measures of sexual harassment in academia.