Sexual Harassment in the Context of a Higher Education Institution: Challenges to Promote Environments Free of Gender Violence
Background: Sexual harassment in the university environment was a problem until recently silenced and made invisible. Objective: To identify the frequency of sexual harassment experienced by students, teachers, administrators, and workers of a Higher Education Institution in Ecuador. Method: A descr...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Institución: | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Sede Esmeraldas |
| Repositorio: | Revista Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Sede Esmeraldas |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/634 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.pucese.edu.ec/hallazgos21/article/view/634 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Acoso sexual violencia de género instituciones de Educación Superior Sexual harassment gender-based violence Higher Education institutions |
| Sumario: | Background: Sexual harassment in the university environment was a problem until recently silenced and made invisible. Objective: To identify the frequency of sexual harassment experienced by students, teachers, administrators, and workers of a Higher Education Institution in Ecuador. Method: A descriptive-cross-sectional research was conducted in a non-probabilistic sample of voluntary subjects, 3731 students, 484 teachers and 376 administrative and employees of an Ecuadorian university. A previously validated sexual harassment survey was applied. Results: It was observed that, in the highest percentage, students are who had suffered sexual harassment at least once while studying at the university, corresponding to 26.5 %, followed by administrative and service employees with 18.9 %, and the teaching and academic support staff with 14.3%. In all strata of the university, most victims are women, and the different situations of sexual harassment were mostly carried out by peers, that is, among colleagues, fellow students, or co-workers. Conclusions: Higher education institutions have a great social responsibility and a great possibility not only to train professionals of excellence but also to train integral individuals that allow us to reverse the situation of gender-based violence and particularly sexual harassment in university spaces. |
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