Universities ignoring rape culture warnings, say campaigners

  • Anna Bull

    Press/Media: Expert comment

    Description

    Universities have ignored repeated warnings to tackle rape culture on campus, and left themselves exposed to lawsuits and reputational damage, according to lawyers and campaigners.

    Period15 Apr 2021 → 25 Apr 2021

    Media coverage

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    Media coverage

    • TitleComplaining to universities about harassment ‘often a waste of time’
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletThe Guardian
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date25/04/21
      DescriptionStudents and staff who complain of sexual assault and harassment are often left in the dark by university investigations, and made to feel like their disclosures were “a waste of time”, according to campaigners.
      Producer/AuthorRachel Hall
      URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/25/complaining-to-universities-about-harassment-often-a-waste-of-time
      PersonsAnna Bull
    • TitleUniversities ignoring rape culture warnings, say campaigners
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletThe Guardian
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date15/04/21
      DescriptionStudents who disclosed that they were victims of sexual assault or harassment on campus still faced a postcode lottery on whether they would be given the support they needed and whether action would be taken, said Anna Bull, co-director of the 1752 Group, a UK-based research and lobby organisation working to end sexual misconduct in higher education.
      Producer/AuthorAlexandra Topping
      URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/apr/15/universities-ignoring-culture-warnings-say-campaigners?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
      PersonsAnna Bull