Sexualized Discrimination and Violence at the University

Sexualized discrimination and violence can occur at a university, as it can in every other setting.

According to a study from 2011, 54.7% of female students have experienced sexualized harassment in a university context. In a meta-analysis of studies from Germany, the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency assumes that roughly every fourth to fifth woman and every twelfth to 14th man was affected by sexualized harassment in the workplace throughout their working life. Sexualized discrimination and violence can happen to anyone regardless of gender and other personal characteristics.

At Leuphana University of Lüneburg there is a great awareness for the prevention of sexualized discrimination and violence. In this video (with German & English subtitles), members of the university and external experts describe their views, explain what sexualized discrimination and violence is, and present contact points at the university.

You can find a transcript of the video here.

Being well-informed is valuable- so that you can take good care of yourself, that you can support others well and that you always have appreciative and productive interactions at the university. With our mini-quiz you can find out at which points you can deepen your knowledge of sexualized discrimination and violence.