UM Report Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment_WEB.pdf
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… Halmans, Sarah Schoenmakers, and Michelle Rasch for their support in the creation of this report. Copyright © 2021 Alice Wellum, Gesa Lange, Elizabeth Adams, & Petra Hurks. All rights reserved. 3 Table of Contents Definitions 4 Executive summary 5 Recommendations 9 Introduction 10 Methods 12 Materials 12 Participants 12 Results 13 Demographics 13 Knowledge 14 Awareness of UM resources 14 Knowledge about where to get help at Maastricht University 14 Knowledge about making a report at Maastricht … Experiencing Sexual Harassment 30 Help-Seeking and Resource Use by Victims of Sexual 30 Discussion 32 Limitations 33 Conclusion 34 Recommendations 35 Appendices 36 Appendix A – Groupings 38 Appendix B - Survey Questions 40 Appendix C – Reasons for Not Contacting Resources 42 References 43 4 Definitions Sexual violence refers to non-consensual penetrative acts (also known as rape), attempted non-consensual penetrative acts (attempted rape), and non-consensual sexual touching (such as groping, … ***respondents could select more than one association. Method In June 2020, an adapted version of the American Association of Universities (AAU) campus climate survey1 was implemented at UM. Students were approached with a request to fill in an online Qualtrics survey on sexual well- being via e.g., a pop-up on StudentPortal, messages on social media, and requests to student organisations and student associations. To increase responses, students were offered the opportunity to participate in …