From Bystanders to Upstanders: Supporters and Key Informants for Victims of Gender Violence

Lidia Puigvert, Marta Soler-Gallart and Ana Vidu
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Lidia Puigvert: Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Marta Soler-Gallart: Department of Sociology, University of Barcelona, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Ana Vidu: Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-14

Abstract: Scientific literature has presented relevant evidence about the existence of gender violence in science and has evaluated some programs and actions against this problem. Although many researchers have identified the importance of those intervention programs to overcome this harassment, it is still a predominant reality in institutions, surrounded by the law of silence. Emerging lines of research are studying which of those programs are successful in this endeavor, and their transferability to other contexts. This research has analyzed one program: Programme of Women’s Dialogic Action (ProWomenDialogue). To gather evidence for expressing whether or not ProWomenDialogue has an impact, and whether it constitutes a successful action against harassment, the SIOR (Social Impact Open Repository) criteria, emerging from the FP7 IMPACT-Project, have been used for the evaluation of this research’s social impact. Drawing on SIOR, ProWomenDialogue shows unprecedented transformations in academia through six lines of action. The political impact led to legislation that made compulsory the creation of equality committees and protocols against sexual harassment. Social impact, aligned with SDG 5, inspires the reduction of GBV, while encouraging the career promotion of female researchers. ProWomenDialogue embodies a Successful Action platform against violence, presenting their features as recommendations to be implemented in other settings.

Keywords: bystanders; upstanders; social impact; gender violence; isolating gender violence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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