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Preventing Retaliation to Discourage Sexual Harassment

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Individuals from the Remediation Working Group within the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education will take efforts to understand the legal framework of anti-retaliation laws and policies, and consider ways in which institutions can move beyond compliance and engage in practices that respond to and prevent retaliation.

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The Preventing Retaliation Project will develop a perspective paper to explore how retaliation is addressed within higher education contexts through anti-retaliation policies and practices. Retaliation is prohibited under several federal statutes as well as common institutional policies and procedures. However, the interpretation and implementation of anti-retaliation policies and practices is highly variable and may assume, contrary to evidence, that a policy’s prohibition of retaliation is sufficient to encourage targets of sexual harassment to report the misconduct despite fear of possible retaliation (National Academies 2018). The paper will provide:

  • Information on definitions, processes, and prevalence of retaliation claims in higher education;

  • Resources and suggestions to help institutions of higher education develop anti-retaliation plans; and

  • Research questions to help guide further inquiry into addressing retaliation within higher education contexts.

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