sexual harassment
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Sexual assault on campus: sector vows to be ‘part of the solution’
“Today marks a hard day for the community and particularly for victim-survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault,” declared Universities…
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‘We must do better’: University apologises to sexual harassment, assault victims
A South Australian university head has apologised to victims who were sexually harassed or assaulted at the institute, vowing to “do better”…
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Game changer: PM on Respect@Work report
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has agreed to or noted all 55 recommendations in a report on sexual harassment in the…
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Policy & Reform
Peak science body endorses student-research supervisor relationship ban
In August last year, in the wake of the Australian Human Rights Commission's (AHRC) watershed report into sexual assault and harassment…
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University reverses rape chat decision after public shaming
The University of Warwick has reversed its decision to allow students back on campus after they issued rape threats. After…
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St Paul’s promises to shed sexism, minimise sexual harassment and assault
As an 18-year-old, I dated a boy who lived at St Paul's College at the University of Sydney. There was a…
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Feminists, others defend academic accused of sexual harassment
Avital Ronell, a 66-year-old NYU academic, is being investigated in relation to a sexual harassment complaint made against her by…
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Policy & Reform
Sexual harassment in STEM: Will time ever be up?
Since the Harvey Weinstein allegations were publicised in October last year, it seems the world has shifted. For the first time,…
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TEQSA to assess student wellbeing
For the first time, higher education providers will be assessed for registration renewal purposes on their provision of student support services. The…
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Flinders students confront rape on campus
A recent ABC Four Corners episode, I am that girl, shed light on the tricky nature of consent. Legally, it's not…
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Features
The other kind of sexual harassment on campus
On-campus sexual assault and harassment was one of the biggest news stories of the year. Yet only students were the focus of the Australian…
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Policy & Reform
Medical students say sexual harassment a ‘very big issue’ in hospitals
"Anecdotally, it's a very big issue," said Douglas Roche, external vice president of the Australian Medical Students' Association (ASMA), in…
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Policy & Reform
Unis respond strongly, yet differently, to sexual assault report
It’s 2017, and institutions are rightly taking sexual assault and harassment seriously. All of the 39 member-universities of Universities Australia…
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Over one in four students sexually harassed in 2016: human rights report
A woman who was kissed on the cheek by a teacher on the bus on the way to uni. A…
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Policy & Reform
Postgrads speak up on sexual assault
Sexual assault and harassment on campus isn’t just the concern of vulnerable first-years. That’s why the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA),…
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Sexual harassment ‘ignored’ in rural areas
Research presented to a symposium at the University of Canberra has revealed that rural centres tend to ignore sexual harassment…
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