Susan K. Gardner has article in “Trends in Diversity”
Dr. Susan K. Gardner has collaborated with the Margaret Chase Smith Center Maine New Leadership Director and Sociology Professor Amy Blackstone on an article that has just come out in a new open source journal, Trends in Diversity:
Mobilization in Response to Workplace Harassment: Lessons from One University Setting
Amy Blackstone and Susan K. Gardner
Abstract
We examine experiences of and responses to harassment in one university setting. Data come from a 2011 survey of 338 faculty at a mid-sized land grant university (LGU). While rates of harassment at LGU do not vary considerably from those found elsewhere, rates of mobilization in response to harassment differ quite dramatically from those found in prior studies. Nearly all (97.8%) of those who experienced harassment reported having spoken with someone about their experience, be it human resources, a union representative, a family member, a friend, or some other source of support. Findings from the survey, based on analysis of responses to open- and closed-ended harassment questions, suggest that institutions should consider targeting supportive others for training, prevention, and awareness-raising. Programming in bystander intervention is also recommended.
Recommended Citation
Blackstone, Amy and Gardner, Susan K. () “Mobilization in Response to Workplace Harassment: Lessons from One University Setting,” Trends in Diversity: Vol. 1 : Iss. 1 , Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.kent.edu/td/vol1/iss1/4