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Anneleen De Cuyper1, Sarah Van de Velde1
1Department of Sociology, Centre for Population, Family and Health, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Abstract:
Sexual harassment (SH) in higher education has been extensively researched, yet no consensus has been reached on how to define or measure the problem. In practice and research, SH is still predominantly framed as a 'women's problem', risking a limited and epistemically unjust understanding. This study investigated whether the commonly observed prevalence gap between self-labelled SH and SH identified through behavioural checklists varies across groups within a single university. Findings indicate that several demographic and organisational characteristics influence the likelihood of this prevalence gap emerging, suggesting that different groups interpret SH in distinct ways.
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