Dealing with Sexism and Sexual Harassment at Universities

Despite many commitments to more diversity and inclusion, despite #MeToo and anti-sexism campaigns - sexism and sexual harassment are still a reality at universities everyday life for many employees and students. The input shows how sexist discrimination is continuously reproduced in the university context and why incidents are still so often ignored, insufficiently discussed and ignored. It will also shed light on how sexism and sexual harassment can be dealt with more effectively from an intersectional perspective.

Dr Bontu Lucie Guschke (she/her) works as a researcher, facilitator and speaker on diversity and anti-discrimination. Her research focusses on queer and anti-racist feminist theory. She holds a PhD from Copenhagen Business School on the reproduction of sexism and racism in universities. As a consultant, facilitator and speaker, she works with universities and organisations to develop diversity-sensitive and low-discrimination work environments. Her academic work has been published in international journals and she is editor of Femina Politica and Women, Gender and Research.

Moderation: Raphaela Hettlage, ETHZ

This event is organized in the framework of the Sexual Harassment Awareness Day (SHAD) of swissuniversities