National Campaign against Sexual Harassment in Higher Education

Sexual harassment and sexism are societal problems that do not disappear at the doors of Switzerland’s institutions of higher education. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Several risk factors for inappropriate behavior exist at these institutions: the precarious employment conditions many researchers face, a high workload, hierarchical structures and a lack of diversity in certain disciplines and departments, to name a few.

Sexual Harassment Awareness Day (SHAD) is a cross-medial prevention and awareness campaign that came out of swissuniversities’ P7 Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities in University Development program. The University of Lucerne took the role as leading house in creating the campaign, working together with those responsible for diversity at Swiss institutions of higher education. SHAD first took place on 25 April 2024. Next SHAD will take place on 21 April 2026.
P-7: Diversität, Inklusion und Chancengerechtigkeit in der Hochschulentwicklung (German)
SHAD project website (German)
SHAD event website (German)

• University of Lucerne (leading house)
• Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
• University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
• University of Bern
• University of Fribourg
• University of Geneva
• University of Neuchâtel
• University of St.Gallen
• University of Zurich

University of Lucerne
Office of Equal Opportunity
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