Unsafe spaces : ending sexual abuse in universities / Eva Tuchell
- Author
- Tutchell, Eva
- Published
- Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Additional Creators
- Edmonds, John (Trade unionist)
Access Online
- Contents
- Cover -- UNSAFE SPACES -- UNSAFE SPACES: Ending Sexual Abuse in Universities -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- BIOGRAPHIES OF EVA TUTCHELL AND JOHN EDMONDS -- AUTHORS' NOTE -- PREFACE -- 1. A Scandal Concealed -- Changes -- Taskforce report -- A Serious Problem -- Surveys -- Accuracy -- Sexual Abuse in all Its Forms -- The Information Gap -- The Australian Example -- Reluctance -- Minimised -- Withdrawn -- Secrecy -- Reputation -- Unhappy Failure -- 2. Stories of Distress -- Student Victims and Perpetrators -- The Influence of Pornography -- The Effect of Single Sex Education on Boys -- Alcohol, Staff Abusing Students -- Higher Grades in Degrees Offered in Exchange for Sex -- Damaging Relationships -- Field Trips -- PhD Students -- Junior Academic Staff -- Overwhelming Feelings of Guilt and Shame -- Under Reporting -- Understanding the Distress -- Karli -- Mental Health -- 3. Doubts and Discontent -- A Surprising Consensus -- The Zellick Legacy -- Capacity -- Reputation -- Illusions -- Reporting -- Complex -- Delays -- Perpetrators -- Protection -- Staff Abuse of Students -- Human Resource Management -- Broken -- 4. Evidence from the Media -- Sex Scandals -- Lessons, 5. A Failing Process -- The Freedom of Information Requests -- Overview -- Our Viewpoint -- Access to Advice -- Reporting an Incident -- Restrictions -- Understanding -- A Similar Path -- The Right to Know -- Completion -- Tacked on -- Sex between Staff and Students -- Assessment -- Appendix -- 6. Living with the Market -- An Unequal Society -- Some Inhibiting Factors -- Inequality in Universities -- Marketisation -- The University Environment -- Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Higher Education -- The Lad Culture -- Pornography -- Predators on the Teaching Staff -- Managers and Leaders, Human Resources -- Conclusion -- 7. Seeking a Better Culture -- Men and Masculinity -- The Sexuality of Men -- Pornography -- Violence and Sexuality -- Precarious Masculinity -- Misogyny -- Hopeful Signs -- Fragility and Instability -- Policies and Procedures -- Consent Training -- Workshops Alone Are Not Enough -- Bystander Intervention -- The Goodlad Initiative -- Working in Schools -- Reading Fiction -- Challenging Prevailing Attitudes -- 8. Ending the Abuse -- Motivation -- An Authoritative Survey -- Detachment -- Direct Experience -- Reform of the Procedures -- Needs of Victims, and A Well-designed Procedure -- A More Sympathetic Tone -- Culture Change -- Collaborative -- Sex with Students -- Power and Vulnerability -- Flagship Policy -- Priorities -- Appendix -- 9. Regulation and Pressure -- Intervention -- An Authoritative Survey -- The Regulators -- Public Agencies -- Research Organisations -- Internal Pressure -- The 1752 Group -- Pressure from the Unions -- Coalition -- Leadership -- 10. Starting Afresh -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX
- Summary
- Unsafe Spaces reveals the shocking extent of sexual abuse in English and Welsh universities and offers practical solutions to the present crisis and to the culture of disrespect which blights many universities and allows such abuse to continue unchecked.
- Subject(s)
- Rape in universities and colleges—England—Prevention
- Rape in universities and colleges—Wales—Prevention
- Sex crimes—England—Prevention
- Sex crimes—Wales—Prevention
- Sexual abuse & harassment
- Education—Higher
- Delitos sexuales—Prevención—Reino Unido
- Universidades—Aspectos sociológicos—Reino Unido
- Sex crimes—Prevention
- England
- Wales
- ISBN
- 9781789730616 (electronic book)
1789730619 (electronic book)
9781789730593 (electronic book)
1789730597 (electronic book)
9781789730623
1789730627 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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