Abstracts
Abstract
This partial glossary of words and phrases expands awareness regarding sexual harassment occurring among faculty members, to encourage a culture of not keeping secrets about sexual harassment. Media attention has shed light on the levels of sexual harassment faced by students in higher education, yet silence surrounds levels of harassment faced by faculty members, and this is a phenomenon that also affects students and learning. Intersectionality and the influence of power dynamics in higher education are acknowledged as mitigating factors in cases of sexual harassment. Structural aspects of higher education that enable a “secrets code” are outlined, along with possible strategies to both reduce and report incidents of sexual harassment.
Keywords:
- sexual harassment,
- faculty,
- higher education
Résumé
Ce lexique partiel de mots et d’expressions enrichit la prise de conscience en lien avec le harcèlement sexuel se produisant entre membres du corps professoral. Il encourage une culture de divulgation, de ne pas garder pour soi des secrets concernant le harcèlement sexuel. Les médias ont mis en lumière les degrés d’harcèlement sexuel auxquels font face les étudiants en enseignement supérieur. Or, un silence entoure encore les niveaux de harcèlement auxquels les membres des facultés sont confrontés et ce, même si ce phénomène affecte également les étudiants et l’apprentissage. L’intersectionnalité et les jeux d’influence en place aux cycles supérieurs sont reconnus comme des facteurs aggravants en cas de harcèlement sexuel. Les dimensions structurelles des cycles supérieurs, qui permettent un « code de secrets », sont explicitées et des stratégies possibles pour réduire et rapporter les incidents de harcèlement sexuel sont listées.
Mots-clés :
- harcèlement sexuel,
- enseignement supérieur
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