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Confronting ‘Lad Culture’ in Higher Education Kelley Temple, NUS National Women’s Officer

Confronting ‘Lad Culture’ in Higher Education Kelley Temple, NUS National Women’s Officer 7 February 2014. NUS’s responses to ‘lad culture’.

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Confronting ‘Lad Culture’ in Higher Education Kelley Temple, NUS National Women’s Officer

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  1. Confronting ‘Lad Culture’ in Higher Education Kelley Temple, NUS National Women’s Officer 7 February 2014

  2. NUS’s responses to ‘lad culture’ Following the publication on “That’s What She Said”, the NUS conducted a consultation amongst its members to gather examples of actions that had been taken locally The consultation and call for evidence received a total of 54 valid respondents; 39 from individuals and 15 from students’ unions Examples of ‘lad culture’ on campus were cited as occurring in: extra-curricular activities, social spaces, and learning and teaching and media

  3. Key actions and responses Zero tolerance policy Advertising campaign Regulation of activities Training Changing democratic structures Policy against certain media Lobbying the university Engagement with night clubs Women in leadership

  4. NUS Scotland ‘I’m not that lad’ campaign

  5. ULU I Heart Consent

  6. Building a National Strategy National Summit on ‘lad culture’ 21st of February, gathering student organisations, stakeholders of the feminist movement and professionals of the education sector Creating new partnerships, for instance with Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism project Aim to build a steering committee with different stakeholders to evaluate institutions and unions’ progress

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