Sexual and gender based violence ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** What is sexual and gender-based violence/sexual harassment? Have you experienced inappropriate sexual behaviour as a victim or a witness and are not s handle the whole situation? You can contact the ombudswoman [ MAIL "ombudsman(zavinac)cuni University PhDr. Kateřina Šámalová, Ph.D. [ MAIL "katerina.samalova(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz"] What should I do if I feel I have been harmed by sexual or gender-based violence? What should I do if I witness sexual or gender-based harassment? How does Charles University deal with cases of sexual and gender-based violence? Where can I find more information? ****************************************************************************************** * What is sexual and gender-based violence/sexual harassment? ****************************************************************************************** In general, such behaviour can be defined as inappropriate and unwelcome behaviour with a the essence of which is (similar to other types of harassment) an effort to gain, increase one’s superiority over another person. Gender-based violence includes all acts of physical, sexual, psychological, economic, or o violence that target women because they happen to be women or men because they happen to b violence that disproportionately affect women or men. Sexual violence is an attempt to gain, increase, or confirm one’s superiority over another sexuality as a tool of power. This includes, for example, unwelcome sexual attention or se and coercion. In other words, this is inappropriate and unsolicited behaviour with sexual undertones, wh non-verbal, or physical. On a university campus, this can occur between students, between teachers towards students or students towards teachers, and among members of staff. This may involve the following in particular: • Sexual advances, • Offering benefits for intimate contact or, on the contrary, threatening someone if they credits, exams or good grades, promotions, financial rewards, or other benefits), • Intimate touching, • Sharing intimate photos, • Various forms of psychological pressure, such as different treatment based on gender, • Materials depicting persons as sexual objects, • Exhibiting and distributing pornographic materials, • Inappropriate comments relating to a person’s body and appearance, • Suggestive jokes, • Humiliating or embarrassing remarks, • Attention in the form of harassing e-mails, • Expressing an offensive, hostile, and degrading stance towards a certain gender, • Cursing, mocking, and gestures with sexual undertones, • Bullying and threatening and hostile behaviour, • Offensive, unwanted, and unrequited verbal and non-verbal behaviour, • Physical assault. All of these circumstances can create an unpleasant academic or work environment and atmos students and teachers or employees and superiors, or between students or employees. They c during class and outside class during consultations, internships, or various excursions ou premises. In the case of employees, this can happen during working hours, at the workplace other circumstances. ****************************************************************************************** * Have you experienced inappropriate sexual behaviour as a victim or a witness and are not handle the whole situation? ****************************************************************************************** You can contact the ombudswoman [ MAIL "ombudsman(zavinac)cuni.cz"] of Charles University Šámalová, Ph.D. [ MAIL "katerina.samalova(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz"] Anonymous notifications are dealt with in the scope of their disclosure. ****************************************************************************************** * What should I do if I feel that I have been harmed by sexual or gender-based violence? ****************************************************************************************** First of all, you must understand that such behaviour is unacceptable, and it is necessary yourself against such behaviour. Tolerating such behaviour or blaming yourself, quitting a abandoning your studies completely or resigning from your position as an employee will not situation. If you are not sure whether you are the object of sexual harassment or whether you witness harassment of someone else, you can contact the counselling service [ URL "https://centrum CCENG-33.html"] (CU psychological/legal counselling) or an external non-profit organizatio also available to those who have been accused of harassment. Your options: ? Contact ombudswoman [ MAIL "ombudsman(zavinac)cuni.cz"] of Charles Univeristy PhDr. Kate Ph.D. [ MAIL "katerina.samalova(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz"] ? If you would like to resolve the situation yourself, we recommend that you start by writ other message to the person concerned stating that you are troubled by their behaviour and it inappropriate and intolerable. The message should state what specifically bothers you a suggestion for the next course of action. If nothing happens, you can come to us and we ca steps together. ? Some faculties have an ombudsman (these faculties are: the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, the the Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Faculty of Law). You can contact the ombudsman directly. possible to contact the dean, who can initiate disciplinary proceedings (in the case of be by a student), or in serious cases, the Czech Police. The initiative can also be submitted Committee [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-731.html"] (if an employee is harassing you). The co respond to all substantively discussed submissions in writing, usually within a period of If it is demonstrated that the notifying party was aware that their complaint was unjustif harassment allegation may be considered harassment itself or harmful and may result in dis being taken against them. No action will be taken if a complaint found to be unjustified i been made in good faith. ****************************************************************************************** * What should I do if I am a witness to sexual or gender-based harassment? ****************************************************************************************** Thank you for not being indifferent to your surroundings. We can propose the following ste the situation: • Ask the person you consider a victim if they feel comfortable in the situation or if the assistance. • Express disagreement. It is often difficult for the victim to understand that they are b Hence, it might be good if you explain the situation yourself, even if you feel that it you personally. You are indicating to those persons that they are not alone in defending • If it is difficult to discuss at the moment, ask at a later time and offer your assistan it is appropriate to do so. • Advise the person to contact the ombudswoman [ MAIL "ombudsman(zavinac)cuni.cz"] of Char PhDr. Kateřina Šámalová, Ph.D [ MAIL "katerina.samalova(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz"] . If you h or questions, you can contact us directly yourself or the Carolina Centre’s counselling "https://centrumcarolina.cuni.cz/CCENG-33.html"] . If someone confides in you that they feel harmed by sexual or gender-based harassment, you • Reassure the person that you believe them and that you appreciate the trust they have sh • Reassure the person that what happened is not their fault. • Think about the fact that everyone reacts differently (rationally or irrationally). • Ask the person in question if they want help resolving the situation and possibly contac • Don’t ask too much. Some people may find it helpful to talk about their experience, but it traumatic to share the details. • Let the person choose for themselves. There is no obligation to report the situation or any way. It may be good to formulate your sentences as an offer. • Seek help for yourself if the whole process is difficult for you, e.g. contact CU Point’ services [ URL "https://centrumcarolina.cuni.cz/CCENG-33.html"] If the harassed person requests an investigation, let them contact us themselves. If you d or if you want advice on the next steps, please contact the counselling service of the Car the Carolina Centre directly. Do not do anything against the will of the person who has co ****************************************************************************************** * How does Charles University deal with cases of sexual and gender-based violence? ****************************************************************************************** Charles University places great emphasis on the prevention of negative phenomena and a saf for everyone. It does not accept any form of sexual and gender-based harassment and violen referred to as sexual harassment) and expects all individuals from the university communit and contractual partners to treat each other with respect and consideration. Charles University strives for a working, educational, and social environment in which the dignity of all members of the university community are respected. Charles University’s goals in this area are: • To promote a safe environment in which people are treated fairly and with respect; • To declare that harassment is unacceptable and that everyone who is part of the universi in creating an environment free of any form of harassment; • To provide support to students and staff members who feel harassed; • To provide a clearly defined mechanism through which complaints can be resolved . Every employee and every student has the right to expect professional behaviour from other responsible for their own behaviour towards others. Thus, everyone has a personal responsi with the following rules and principles: • Treat others with respect, • Do not tolerate any form of harassment and, if witnessed, point out the unacceptable beh • Support anyone who feels they have been a victim of harassment, including connections to assistance and psychological support to make a formal complaint, if needed. ****************************************************************************************** * Where can I find more information? ****************************************************************************************** Ombudsman PhDr. Kateřina Šámalová, Ph.D. [ MAIL "ombudsmanka(zavinac)cuni.cz"] Carolina Centre Counselling Services [ URL "https://centrumcarolina.cuni.cz/CCENG-33.html" Ombudsman at some faculties – (2nd Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Pharma Law) Consultation at the Carolina Centre (arranged in advance): centrumcarolina(zavinac)cuni.cz "centrumcarolina(zavinac)cuni.cz"] Comprehensive information at the European level on gender-based violence can be found here https://eige.europa.eu/gender-based-violence/what-is-gender-based-violence [ URL "https:// gender-based-violence/what-is-gender-based-violence"] Organizations dealing with this topic: Konsent [ URL "https://konsent.cz/"] – ??deals with the issue of sexual violence and preve Persefona [ URL "https://www.persefona.cz//EN"] – resolves the issue of domestic and sexua including assistance to its victims Bílý kruh bezpečí [ URL "https://www.bkb.cz/en/"] – helps victims of crimes, including sex proFem [ URL "https://www.profem.cz/en/"] – helps victims of sexual violence, educational Rosa centre [ URL "https://www.rosacentrum.cz/"] – helps women – victims of domestic viole Iniciativa nahlas [ URL "https://iniciativanahlas.com/"] – a student initiative at Charles dealing with the problem of sexual violence Mgr. Šárka Vohlídalová tel.: 224 491 896, 778 750 048 e-mail: sarka.vohlidalova(zavinac)ruk.cuni.cz [ MAIL "sarka.vohlidalova(za • Head of Department If you are lookinf for information about sexual harassment click here [ URL "https://cuni. UKEN-1381.html"]