Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education: Policy, Practice, and Partnerships

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Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education provides a unique insight into how gender-based violence at universities is impacting students and staff and outlines the path toward tangible changes that can prevent it. Bringing together perspectives from academics, activists, practitioners, and university administrators, the book presents a diverse range of voices to constructively critique the field. Structured in three parts, the book begins by addressing the context, theory, and law that stipulates how universities can effectively respond to reports of gender-based violence. It goes on to discuss the most pragmatic ways to address the issue while contributing to prevention and supporting victim-survivors. Finally, the book advocates for the development of beneficial working partnerships with key external services available to university communities and also working with students as partners in an ethical and safe way. Throughout the book, contributors are invited to demonstrate a comprehensive institution-wide and trauma-informed approach to centre the needs of the victim-survivor and prioritize resources to undertake this vital work. Each chapter ends with a brief summary of key points or recommendations and suggested further reading on the chapter topic. Although the authors draw on research and policy from the UK Higher Education sector, the insights will be a useful resource for those in universities around the world. This book is an essential reference point and resource for professionals, academics, and students in Higher Education, as well as indispensable reading for activists, policymakers, police, rape crisis groups, and other organisations supporting these universities who want to make meaningful change in reducing, responding to, and preventing gender-based violence in Higher Education. Cover Endorsements Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of contributors List of abbreviations List of tables List of figures 1 Introduction: we still have work to do Part I Context, theory, and law 2 The significance of culture in the prevention of gender-based violence in universities 3 Hidden Marks: the contribution of student leaders to tackling gender-based violence on campus 4 Intersectional approaches to gender-based violence in universities: experiences and interventions 5 Violence and abuse, universities, and LGBTQ+ students 6 Perceptions of consent in UK Higher Education: implications for policy and training 7 Sexual violence in Higher Education: prevalence and characteristics of perpetrators 8 The legal framework: limitations and opportunities Part II Practice 9 EmilyTest: from tragedy to change 10 Comprehensive institution-wide approach: what it means to be comprehensive 11 Staff sexual misconduct in Higher Education: impacts, responses, and challenges 12 Case management as a dedicated role responding to gender-based violence in Higher Education 13 Investigation and interviewing: responding to formal reports of sexual violence in Higher Education 14 Primary prevention in Higher Education: progress and opportunity 15 Reflections on accessing and reporting on employee well-being data: implications for hybrid-working and gender-based violence 16 We should do something (someday): identifying and working through resistance to gender-based violence prevention Part III Partnerships 17 How to involve students in work on gender-based violence 18 Gender-based violence and HE partnerships with sexual assault services 19 Rape crisis: taking a partnership approach to addressing gender-based violence with universities and colleges across Scotland 20 The role of regulation in addressing gender-based violence in Higher Education 21 Working with schools to tackle online harms and gender-based violence 22 Conclusion: future directions in addressing our problem with gender-based violence in Higher Education Index