{"id":100168,"date":"2019-06-21T16:29:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T14:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=100168"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:22","slug":"why-universities-are-unsafe-workplaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/21\/why-universities-are-unsafe-workplaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Why universities are unsafe (work)places"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI began to realise that the inefficiency wasn\u2019t born of errors in the system; perhaps errors actually make up the system.\u201d This is how <a href=\"https:\/\/feministkilljoys.com\/2018\/12\/20\/strategic-inefficiency\/\">academic Sara Ahmed<\/a> has regarded academia since carrying out her study of working conditions at universities. Racism is often ignored (\u2018it wasn\u2019t meant that way\u2019), victims of intimidation must fight to have measures implemented themselves, and \u2018superstars\u2019 are often protected by the powers that be; and those are just a few of the recurring \u2018errors\u2019 Ahmed has noticed. Education institutions won\u2019t be safe workplaces until everyone is being heard, says the researcher.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/08094939\/12.-vanaf-H-balkon-_campus_-2018-foto-Ronald-Heerik-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/08094939\/12.-vanaf-H-balkon-_campus_-2018-foto-Ronald-Heerik-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/08094939\/12.-vanaf-H-balkon-_campus_-2018-foto-Ronald-Heerik-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/08094939\/12.-vanaf-H-balkon-_campus_-2018-foto-Ronald-Heerik-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/08094939\/12.-vanaf-H-balkon-_campus_-2018-foto-Ronald-Heerik-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/08094939\/12.-vanaf-H-balkon-_campus_-2018-foto-Ronald-Heerik-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/08094939\/12.-vanaf-H-balkon-_campus_-2018-foto-Ronald-Heerik-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/11\/08094939\/12.-vanaf-H-balkon-_campus_-2018-foto-Ronald-Heerik.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139158 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Woudestein campus.<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/ronald-van-den-heerik\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Ronald van den Heerik<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More on safety on campus<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/19\/rotterdam-vice-detective-even-if-you-walked-along-coolsingel-bare-naked-nobodys-allowed-to-touch-you-without-your-consent\/\">Rotterdam vice detective: \u2018Even if you walked along Coolsingel bare naked, nobody\u2019s allowed to touch you without your consent\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/06\/18\/sexual-abuse-among-students-where-does-the-university-fit-in\/\">Sexual abuse among students: where does the university fit in?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Several studies conducted in the last year show that people working at universities often feel socially unsafe. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vawo.nl\/nieuws\/werkomgeving-universiteiten-vaak-sociaal-onveilig\/\">study<\/a> by FNV and VAWO indicated that 40 per cent of university employees feel unsafe. For its part, the Dutch Network of Women Professors (LNVH) recently published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lnvh.nl\/a-3077\/gebrek-aan-erkenning-en-aanpak-wangedrag-schaadt-de-wetenschap.\">report<\/a> in which it describes at great length the various forms of misconduct, as well as their causes and effects, experienced by women working at universities. Nearly 20 per cent of EUR employees said in a survey conducted last year that they had dealt with some form of harassment, be it bullying, gossiping, sexual intimidation, discrimination or something else. But it is mostly students who encounter this type of behaviour, says Jean Marie Molina, an associate lecturer in Successful Degree Studies and Educational Sciences at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.<\/p>\n<iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:650px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocus2.appspot.com\/5d0a5bc28a476\"><\/iframe><p>According to Molina, the education system can be unsafe for women, members of the LGBTIQ community, black people, persons of colour, and other groups. Students who deviate ever so slightly from the prevailing standard are often granted fewer opportunities. \u201cTo be blunt, the system wasn\u2019t designed for minorities, but rather for an elite. This never used to constitute a problem, because the world used to be a different place, in which everyone knew his or her place. But now the world has changed and all these groups are thrown in together. The system has hardly changed, so the education we receive hasn\u2019t, either.\u201d Molina says that it will be very hard to change this system, because if you question the system, you are basically questioning the dominant moral and what is considered normal, which is bound to cause problems.<\/p>\n<p>The problems inherent in the clash of people from different backgrounds are most obvious in the education system, says Molina. After all, the world is now a much more diverse place, but the education system (particularly as regards universities) continues to be an old boys\u2019 club for white men, where certain norms are considered sacrosanct. These norms are imposed on all people who aren\u2019t the same as the white men who have held their positions for an eternity. \u201cAn enormous number of people are excluded in the education sector. On the basis of their sexual orientation, background, the colour of their skin, and many other things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just a few weeks ago, Molina spoke to a male student who stood crying in front of her office. He had failed an exam, and when he\u2019d talked to a lecturer, the lecturer had said, \u201cIf I were you, I wouldn\u2019t worry about it. Your kind of people doesn\u2019t achieve much in life. You should be happy that you got this far.\u201d It was his word against the word of the university of applied sciences\u2019 employee.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broach the subject <\/h2><p>Ahmed believes that broaching issues, or reporting examples of this type of behaviour, is part of the solution. However, as Hanneke Takkenberg, an epidemiologist at Erasmus MC and Chair of the Dutch Network of Women Professors, has found, this is not actually that easy. \u201cIt\u2019s very hard to report such cases, particularly for young academics. They are vulnerable and dependent on their superiors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, seeking help is often ineffective, according to an exploratory study carried out by the Dutch Network of Women Professors. Of the 53 respondents who shared their experiences of misconduct encountered in academia, 35 sought help from a manager, dean, executive board, confidential adviser or academic integrity committee. Actual proper help was provided in exactly one case.<\/p>\n<p>According to Takkenberg, the strongly hierarchical nature of universities and hospitals is not the only reason. \u201cThe individualistic culture and competitive nature of academia also add to the problem. It\u2019s impossible for all of us to reach the top of the ladder.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:650px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocus2.appspot.com\/5d0a5b342bef0\"><\/iframe><p>Confidential advisers are indispensable, but Takkenberg says they only have a limited scope. \u201cPeople get to tell their stories, but apart from that, there\u2019s not an awful lot confidential advisers can do. After all, they are part of the same organisation and know the person to whom the complaint relates. Thankfully, an ombudsperson has been appointed at EUR. Someone who is genuinely independent and able to perform independent investigations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Erasmus MC will also have an ombudsperson. \u201cI\u2019m curious to see whether we will get a lot of new reports. Since we\u2019ve published our report, we\u2019ve been told by quite a few women that they are no longer afraid to report their cases. They\u2019re feeling stronger now that they have seen others be brave enough to share their experiences in the survey. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perceived lack of security<\/h2><p>More reports will give the people in charge of tertiary education institutions a better understanding of the size of the problem, but at the same time, they may make people feel more unsafe. \u201cWhen it comes to how people perceive their own personal safety, we have seen that when we start paying more attention to that subject, there may be a side-effect: people will actually start feeling more unsafe,\u201d says Gabry Vanderveen, an assistant professor of criminology at the Erasmus School of Law. Vanderveen was awarded a PhD for her study on a perceived lack of safety.<\/p>\n<p>Often we don\u2019t realise how people (and particularly women) adjust their behaviour in order to feel safer, says Vanderveen. \u201cWhat really struck me about the studies I\u2019ve read \u2013 for instance, Tamar Fischer\u2019s recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenniswerkplaats-leefbarewijken.nl\/publicaties\/seksuele-straatintimidatie-in-rotterdam\/\">study<\/a> on street harassment \u2013 is the fact that we now consider this adaptive behaviour by women normal. In a way, it\u2019s similar to the fact that it has become second nature to us in this city to lock our bikes and make sure they are attached to something. We think that\u2019s a completely normal thing to do, but in actual fact, people should just keep their hands off bikes, even bikes whose keys are right in the locks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A perceived lack of safety is a feeling we must take seriously, says Vanderveen. \u201cI\u2019m a psychologist as well as a criminologist, and I think that such a perceived lack of safety is only too real. If a group of people tells you they don\u2019t feel safe, it\u2019s important that we listen to them at the very least.\u201d That said, a slight perceived lack of safety may not be an unwelcome thing, says the researcher. \u201cIt keeps us alert and aware of any risks to which we may be exposed.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe class=\"localfocusvisual\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:650px;overflow:hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/localfocus2.appspot.com\/5d0a5d25be809\"><\/iframe><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working on a solution<\/h2><p>Takkenberg and Vanderveen feel that a safe environment is essential to make universities a safer place for everyone. \u201cClear forms of discrimination and sexual intimidation are easily defined and undesirable, but it\u2019s the grey zone that is harder to deal with,\u201d says Vanderveen. Comments that appear innocent to the persons making them may hurt other people\u2019s feelings. That is the grey zone. \u201cIf you feel that your boundaries have been crossed, you may start feeling unsafe in a place. Even when it was \u2018just a joke\u2019. In a safe environment, people can broach such subjects with each other and allow themselves to be vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Molina thinks that these problems will always continue to exist, because the grounds on which people are excluded are highly diverse, and people from all sorts of backgrounds are thrown together at education institutions.<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Takkenberg is more optimistic. \u201cI think the people in charge of universities are aware of these problems and are taking action.\u201d However, she agrees that universities still have a long way to go. \u201cAs long as the upper echelons remain so homogeneous, this problem will stick around. Thankfully, Erasmus MC is changing things in the fields of teaching, research and care. They\u2019ve embarked on a new course of action. We will see changes in the long term, and even in the short term. I\u2019m confident that things will change for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ahmed states that reporting all instances of intimidation continues to be vital to ensure that everyone can be part of an institute. She is collecting complaints as part of a project.  \u201cA feminist ear picks up on the sounds that are blocked by the collective,\u201d is how she herself puts it.<\/p>\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1598.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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maintenance work\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-20\">20 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudent life\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"block-theme-sand hidden lg:flex h-full relative flex bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple 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weekends\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-20\">20 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCampus\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand lg:hidden relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 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