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For the rest of the day, I felt small, weak and somehow dirty. I was ashamed, even though I hadn't done anything wrong.
Sexual harassment is a profound attack on a person's identity and dignity. For this reason, the University of Koblenz has a clear zero-tolerance stance towards sexualised harassment and violence.
If you are nevertheless affected by sexualised harassment or violence in the course of your work as an employee or student, you should not remain silent about it. Even if attacks of this kind are often associated with shame on the part of those affected, you are not to blame!
Talking about what you have experienced helps you to process the experience. However, we can only help you if you contact us - confidentially, of course, and anonymously if necessary. This will not only protect you but also others from having the same experience again in the same environment in the future.
If you are unsure whether your experience "really" constitutes sexualised harassment, you will find information on this page about what constitutes sexualised harassment and violence. Handouts and guidelines on preventing and dealing with sexualised harassment and violence also help with classification and make it clear what action you and we can take against the perpetrators of these acts. On this page you will also find the ways in which you can contact us (also anonymously). We have also compiled a list of counselling centres within and outside the university here.
According to a handout from the Federal Conference of Women's and Equal Opportunities Officers at Universities (bukof), sexualised discrimination and violence (SDG) "is practised in a variety of ways, verbally, non-verbally and/or through physical attacks. All behaviour and actions that are offensive, humiliating, undesired by those affected and experienced as derogatory and degrading are considered SDG (AGG §3, para. 4). SDG has nothing to do with sexuality, but with power: The gain in pleasure lies in the exercise of power over dependents and in the humiliation of the victim. SDG can be experienced differently from person to person. The topic always goes hand in hand with self-doubt, feelings of guilt and deeply felt shame. Many also remain silent out of fear, e.g. so as not to jeopardise their professorship appointment. Very few can immediately categorise what has happened to them and look for the fault in themselves. Women tend to react defensively because they fear, not entirely unfounded, that they will not be believed."
Contact form
Here you have the possibility to contact us. Your data will only be used for internal purposes. If you would like to be contacted, please enter your name and e-mail address/telephone number. If you do not wish to be contacted, but would like to use us as a platform to process what you have experienced, please type "Anonymous" in all personal data fields. If you have any questions, please contact: gleichstellung@uni-koblenz.de
Further documents
Policy on protection against sexual harassment at the University of Koblenz
In this policy, the University of Koblenz expressly states that it does not tolerate sexual harassment. The scope of the policy includes both employees and students.
Guide "What to do in the event of sexual harassment in the workplace?"
The guide provides information on rights and counselling options and answers the following questions: What is sexual harassment in the workplace? Who is affected, who is harassed?
Guideline "Sexual harassment in the university context"
The guide shows the legal situation in federal and state law as well as in the autonomous law of the universities, provides an insight into the practice at German universities and recommends measures to legislators and universities for the effective protection of students against sexual harassment at universities.
Online handout "Sexualised discrimination and violence at universities"
The online handout from the Federal Conference of Women's and Gender Equality Officers at Universities (bukof) addresses what is meant by sexualised discrimination and violence, provides information on the role of gender equality officers and the legal basis as well as prevention, guidelines at universities and materials. The handbook also includes excursions on generalised (benevolent) sexism, SDG & Trans* in the context of higher education as well as multiple discrimination and SDG in the context of higher education.
Multiple discrimination and SDGs
On the one hand, the term multiple discrimination describes a situation in which discrimination occurs on several separate grounds. On the other hand, it refers to situations in which a person is discriminated against on several grounds at the same time, whereby the discrimination is reinforced or interwoven in such a way that the different grounds of discrimination can no longer be separated (intersectional discrimination).
Trans* students and staff experience very specific discrimination at universities, including sexualised discrimination and violence against them. In the area of work, applications and recruitment procedures in particular harbour risks of discrimination (ADS 2013, p. 201), and trans* people are also affected by bullying with above-average frequency (ADS 2017a, 63).
Benevolent sexism describes 'benevolent' sexism that characterises women[1] as warm-hearted and wonderful, but also as incompetent and weak. This has a negative effect on women as individuals (e.g. reduction in cognitive performance due to self-doubt), but also on women as a social category by reinforcing gender roles and thus gender inequality.
Further information can be found in the bukof handout on benevolent sexism.
Handout "Counteracting sexualised harassment, violence and abuse of power at universities"
The aim of the (online) handout from the Network for Women's and Gender Studies NRW is to provide information and show perspectives for preventing and dealing with sexualised discrimination and violence at universities. Theoretical perspectives, empirical surveys, legal contexts and practice-orientated approaches are presented.
Counselling and information services
There are numerous internal, local and nationwide advice centres for sexualised and domestic violence (such as the Koblenz support services of the "Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen e.V." and the "Frauennotruf Koblenz"). You can access these on our counselling page.
Further handouts
Further information on gender-sensitive language and sexualised discrimination and violence at universities, on benevolent sexism, SDG and trans* and multiple discrimination can be found in the handouts section.