HES-SO survey on sexual and gender-based harassment
HES-SO has made preventing and combating sexual and gender-based harassment a priority. In this context, the decision was made to carry out a wide-ranging survey among its members to better understand the reality of gender-based harassment within its community and to assess the effectiveness of existing measures.
HES-SO commissioned the research institute MIS Trend to conduct a survey among all students (Bachelor, Master and continuing education) and staff, including temporary staff - a total of around 42,000 people.
The questions concerned their exposure as a victim or witness to sexual and gender-based harassment ranging from degrading or sexist remarks to attempted rape and rape. The survey asked whether the respondents had experienced or witnessed these situations in the last 12 months or previously (without a time limit). The questions also allowed respondents to specify the contexts in which these situations took place, both within and outside HES-SO, and assessed the understanding and effectiveness of measures put in place to prevent and combat gender-based harassment in the schools.