ISSUE PAPER
Strategies for Developing,
Implementing, and Sustaining
Sexual Harassment Bystander
Intervention Programs for Faculty,
Staff, and Graduate Students
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Jens-Uwe Kuhn, Nizam Arain, Justin Bell, Brianna Davis, Helen Kaiser, Devin Madden,
Guilene Prepetit, and Kaaren Williamsen, Authors
Jeena M. Thomas, Editor
This individually-authored paper was conducted under the auspices of the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education, an activity of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The Action Collaborative brings together academic and research institutions and key stakeholders to work toward targeted, collective action on addressing and preventing sexual harassment across all disciplines and among all people in higher education. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this paper, which does not necessarily represent the views of the authors’ organizations or of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Learn more: http://www.nationalacademies.org/sexualharassmentcollaborative
Contents
What Is It and What Are Factors That Affect Bystander Behavior?
Bystander Intervention Programs
What Are They, How Do They Work, and What Is Their Value?
The Ecological Framework of Bystander Intervention
Complexities of Institutional Ecosystems
Institutional Examples for Addressing the Challenges of Bystanders by Accounting for the Ecosystem
Lessons Learned from Program Staff
Incorporating Voice to Address Power Dynamics, Microaggressions, and Other Challenges
