Sexual Harassment Awareness Training, Page 2 Reviews

The sexual harassment training is somewhat trivial and superficial. It's difficult to imagine many people will achieve any significant learning through this course and therefore it reinforces the feeling that this is a box-ticking exercise rather than real training.

Working with people on sexual-violence prevention my self, this course differs too much from what up to date guidelines advice. The strong focus on the victims "right behavior & response" is borderline victim-blaming and in parts dangerous. I am especially concerned with chapter 3. 6 out of 9 sub-chapters are directed to "the right confrontation or what one-self should do".In parts dangerous I'd rate Chapter 2.1 (slide 21) as evidence shows, that (potential) perpetrators are more prone to physical assaults once they have shown willingness to invade the personal space of someone against there apparent will. Guidelines advice to 1.) bring considerably distance between the offender and oneself, 2.) attract attention of bystanders or leave the isolated area 3.) get help/ advice from an professional uninvolved pary to be able to reflektieren ones one feelings and experiences and to make an informed decision on the next steps. As in the vast majority of cases the issue is not an over reaction but way more often a suppression/ invalidation of ones own feelings and justification the offenders behavior by the victim him-/ herself.On no account should "Yasel view it as a one time event and try to talk to Andy when it happens again."Even though I appreciate this training format, I highly support a complete rework of that particular course.

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