1 / 10

Equal Treatment of Students

Equal Treatment of Students. Christian Edling Coordinator , Equal Treatment of Students Stockholm University. Legislation. Constitutional :

peggy
Download Presentation

Equal Treatment of Students

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. EqualTreatment of Students Christian Edling Coordinator, EqualTreatment of Students Stockholm University

  2. Legislation • Constitutional: Regeringsformen (the Instrument of Government) (1974:152) The public institutions shall promote the opportunity for all to attain participation and equality in society. The public institutions shall combat discrimination of persons on grounds of gender, colour, national or ethnic origin, linguistic or religious affiliation, functional disability, sexual orientation, age or other circumstance affecting the private person. (Chapter 1, article 2, paragraph 5) • Other: Diskrimineringslagen(the Discrimination Act) (2008:567) Förordningom de statligamyndigheternasansvarförgenomförandetavhandikappolitiken (the Ordinance on the Responsibility of the Public Institutions to Implement the Disability Policy) (2001:526) (UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) Christian Edling, Stockholm University

  3. Discrimination Act Grounds of Discrimination Gender (Sex) Ethnicity Religion or other belief Disability Sexual orientation Age Transgender identity or expression The Act also covers sexual harassment Christian Edling, Stockholm University

  4. Discrimination Act • Prohibition against discrimination on any of the grounds of discrimination • Requires active measures Christian Edling, Stockholm University

  5. Activemeasures – proactive work(responsibilitieswithin the University) Working life (Human Resources Office) Education (Student Services) • Gender • Ethnicity • Religion or otherbelief • Sexualharassment • Gender • Ethnicity • Religion or otherbelief • Sexualorientation • Disability • Sexualharassment The responsibility of the department Christian Edling, Stockholm University

  6. DiscriminationAct • Discrimination – that someone is disadvantaged by beingtreated less favourablythansomeoneelse is treated, has beentreated or wouldhavebeentreated in a comparable situation • Harassment – conduct that violates a person’sdignity • Sexualharassment– conduct of a sexualnature that violates someone’sdignity Christian Edling, Stockholm University

  7. Discrimination Act Obligation to investigate and take measures against harassment If an education provider becomes aware that a student participating in or applying for the provider’s activities considers that he or she has been subjected to harassment or sexual harassment Christian Edling, Stockholm University

  8. If this affects you? • Inform the person subjecting you to harassment that this offends you and that you want the behaviour to stop. Alternatively, ask someone you trust to talk to the person you feel is harassing you. • Make a note of the time and place, what happened, what was said and how you felt. This information can be helpful if there is a subsequent investigation. • Tell someone you trust what has happened. • If you would like advice and support, without an investigation being initiated, you can contact your student union/union or the Student Health Unit/Occupational Health Service. • Report harassment as soon as possible to a member of staff at the department/head of the department or to Student Services/Human Resources Office. It is important that the situation is resolved quickly. • It is important to know that the Swedish Discrimination Act stipulates that if you report sexual harassment, or if you participate in an investigation into sexual harassment, you cannot be punished or have negative action (reprisals) taken against you by the university. Christian Edling, Stockholm University

  9. How to actifcontacted • Act promptly and discreetly. • Refer the matter to the proper authority. • Inform the victim of the avenues of support available. • Document what is said. • If necessary – seek advice from the Human Resources Office or Student Services. Christian Edling, Stockholm University

  10. Stockholm University – www.su.se EqualTreatment of Students: www.su.se/jamlikhet GenderEquality: www.jamstkom.su.se Information in English: www.su.se/english Christian Edling, Stockholm University

More Related