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Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men's hub at Makerere University
It was noted that globally, sexual harassment (SH), abuse, and exploitation in higher education institutions (HEIs) remain a problem. In Uganda, it regularly made headlines in the media. Yet, it was only after high-profile cases were reported in the media that a spotlight was put on the problem. Mor...
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author | Kikooma, Julius Kyomuhendo, Grace Bantebya Muhanguzi, Florence Kyoheirwe Babalanda, Stanley |
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description | It was noted that globally, sexual harassment (SH), abuse, and exploitation in higher education institutions (HEIs) remain a problem. In Uganda, it regularly made headlines in the media. Yet, it was only after high-profile cases were reported in the media that a spotlight was put on the problem. Moreover, despite there being policies on sexual harassment, changes in reporting processes, and a roster for the swift investigation of sexual harassment cases, sexual harassment persisted in the respective units of Makerere University. The study reported here was based on a project code-named “Whole University Approach: Kicking Sexual Harassment out of Higher Education Institutions in Uganda” (hereafter referred to as the KISH Project). It was action research intended to move beyond feminizing SH interventions and draw in all the key stakeholders with respectively tailored interventions that were need-based. The project applied multiple interventions targeting different stakeholders (including students, academic and support staff, and administrators) to address gaps, prevention, and support for the survivors of SH in HEIs. One of the project components is a “men's hub,” which is aimed at providing space for both male staff and male students to hold dialogs on positive masculinity and call them to act as agents of change in a bid to address sexual harassment within higher education institutions (HEIs). As a platform that brings men together to discuss the issues of sexual harassment, the sessions at the men's hub enhanced their confidence and ability to prevent and respond to sexual harassment as well as their knowledge about the issues of masculinity and how they relate to sexual harassment. It was found to be an empowering platform with opportunities for awareness creation and the potential for amplifying the role of men in influencing change by speaking up and acting on their masculinity to address sexual harassment. |
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spelling | pubmed-99754902023-03-02 Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men's hub at Makerere University Kikooma, Julius Kyomuhendo, Grace Bantebya Muhanguzi, Florence Kyoheirwe Babalanda, Stanley Front Sociol Sociology It was noted that globally, sexual harassment (SH), abuse, and exploitation in higher education institutions (HEIs) remain a problem. In Uganda, it regularly made headlines in the media. Yet, it was only after high-profile cases were reported in the media that a spotlight was put on the problem. Moreover, despite there being policies on sexual harassment, changes in reporting processes, and a roster for the swift investigation of sexual harassment cases, sexual harassment persisted in the respective units of Makerere University. The study reported here was based on a project code-named “Whole University Approach: Kicking Sexual Harassment out of Higher Education Institutions in Uganda” (hereafter referred to as the KISH Project). It was action research intended to move beyond feminizing SH interventions and draw in all the key stakeholders with respectively tailored interventions that were need-based. The project applied multiple interventions targeting different stakeholders (including students, academic and support staff, and administrators) to address gaps, prevention, and support for the survivors of SH in HEIs. One of the project components is a “men's hub,” which is aimed at providing space for both male staff and male students to hold dialogs on positive masculinity and call them to act as agents of change in a bid to address sexual harassment within higher education institutions (HEIs). As a platform that brings men together to discuss the issues of sexual harassment, the sessions at the men's hub enhanced their confidence and ability to prevent and respond to sexual harassment as well as their knowledge about the issues of masculinity and how they relate to sexual harassment. It was found to be an empowering platform with opportunities for awareness creation and the potential for amplifying the role of men in influencing change by speaking up and acting on their masculinity to address sexual harassment. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9975490/ /pubmed/36875539 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.901049 Text en Copyright © 2023 Kikooma, Kyomuhendo, Muhanguzi and Babalanda. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Sociology Kikooma, Julius Kyomuhendo, Grace Bantebya Muhanguzi, Florence Kyoheirwe Babalanda, Stanley Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men's hub at Makerere University |
title | Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men's hub at Makerere University |
title_full | Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men's hub at Makerere University |
title_fullStr | Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men's hub at Makerere University |
title_full_unstemmed | Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men's hub at Makerere University |
title_short | Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men's hub at Makerere University |
title_sort | engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: a case of the men's hub at makerere university |
topic | Sociology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9975490/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36875539 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2022.901049 |
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