Can Respectful Employees Create Equitable Institutions? Promoting a Culture of Respect in the Higher Education Workplace

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ID12809484
AuthorsFrancine Banner (0000-0002-1497-440X, University of Michigan–Dearborn, corresponding author), Lisa Martin (0000-0001-8783-2878, University of Michigan–Dearborn), Pamela Aronson (0000-0001-8603-4516, University of Michigan–Dearborn), GRACE V BRADLEY (University of Michigan–Dearborn), Islam Jaffal (University of Michigan), Maureen Linker (University of Michigan–Dearborn)
Year2021
Volume17
Issue3
Pages384-406
Publication date2021-12-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFeminist Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-0851 • E-ISSN: 1557-086X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15570851211062577
OpenAlexW4200527186
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited27

This paper describes challenges to changing the culture around yellow zone sexual harassment in the higher education workplace. The yellow zone comprises harassment that is often undetected or misunderstood but nonetheless is harmful. Based on a random sample, we surveyed 4554 staff and faculty at a large Midwestern university after they completed a mandatory online training module, assessing perceptions of sexual harassment, reactions to the training, and workplace personal experiences. Findings are that a majority of respondents know where to report incidents and that the training improved knowledge about sexual and gender-based harassment. However, almost half reported problematic workplace experiences

Harassment · Higher education · Medical education · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Sample (material · Business Law and Ethics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying

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