Tuesday 14 March 2017

The 1752 Group

This is a group of people dedicated to battling Sexual Harassment within Higher Education. 

On their WordPress Account they list their strategies for combating harassment in Educational Institutions:

1. Implement an enforceable national code of conduct that clarifies professional boundaries. Address the issue of staff/student relationships directly within institutions.
2. Develop a reporting and complaints process for sexual misconduct/assault, which is sensitive to race/gender identity/sexuality/ability/undisclosed mental health issues.
3. Establish an independent national office for sexual misconduct advocacy and support, with specialist sexual misconduct advisors located within each institution.
4. Ensure all institutions record data and make publicly available reports on all allegations of sexual misconduct.
5. Address the long-term impact of staff sexual misconduct on those who experience it.
6. Implement comprehensive sector-wide and institution-level cultural change.
I'm seeing many similarities between this group and the aforementioned Women in Humanities group 'TORCH'

This is the link to their blog: 1752 Blog

1 comment:

  1. I just emailed their organisation to see what they think and if they have any opinion on Goldsmiths as an institution. Hopefully I get a reply!

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