Recap of the workshop and exchange: "Sexualized harassment, discrimination and violence at the study and work place"

On 14.11.2023, the workshop and exchange "Sexualized harassment, discrimination and violence at the study and workplace" was organized by the Equal Opportunities Commission of the Faculty of Sociology with support by the BGHS Representatives. The Equal Opportunities Commission had already organized a similar workshop as a Jour Fixe on the 18^th of October. In the workshop, Lena Wittenfeld and Ragna Verhoeven provided information on the topic of sexualized harassment, discrimination and violence in the university context, in particular on the legal framework and the contact points at the faculty and the university, and the participants had the opportunity to share their experiences.

The organizers and participants agreed that there is an urgent need to integrate the topic more into everyday faculty life, to talk to each other and, in particular, to inform vulnerable groups (e.g. Internationals) about contact points and (legal) framework conditions. The Equal Opportunities Commission of the Faculty of Sociology will take up the suggestions from the workshop and discuss them further with various (status) groups in the faculty.  

Finally, we would also like to point out the counselling service offered by the Equal Opportunities Commission which takes place every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on site (X-B3-250) or by telephone (+495211064571). The counselling service can be used anonymously or non-anonymously and is open to all status groups of the faculty.

The presentation of the workshop can be found here.