Harassment affects one in three people in French-speaking HE

Le Soir reports that one in three individuals either studying or working in French-speaking higher education in Belgium has experienced harassment, according to a groundbreaking study on violence in the sector, reports The Brussels Times with Belga.

The study found that, among the 13,000 respondents, 33.8% of students, doctoral candidates and staff members have endured moral harassment from another person within their institution.

Furthermore, 8.4% reported being victims of violence or cyber-violence, 29.7% of sexist and sexual violence, 27% of sexist harassment, and 14.9% of unwanted sexual behaviour. A lesser 1.8% were subjected to sexual blackmail for professional or academic advancements, with 1.3% suffering rape. Within the student population, harassment and violence commonly occur among peers, but 40% indicated that they were morally harassed by a teacher.
Full report on The Brussels Times site