Sharing experiences from Italy: Mara Martini (UNITO)

1. ARE WE ALL VICTIMS OF.. (GENDER
VIOLENCE) FALSE BELIEFS?
Mara Martini and Norma De Piccoli
http://usvreact.eu #USVreact

2. Listed on your sheet are several behaviors that can take place at
the University.
Please indicate which of them would you define as a violence.
You can indicate all the answers that apply.
[From: Konik, J., & Cor�na, L. M. (2008). Policing gender at work: Intersec�ons of harassment
based on sex and sexuality. Social Jus�ce Research, 21, 313–337.]
A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR YOU

3. TURIN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ANSWERS
4027 students from University and Polytechnic of Turin, Italy, filled in an online questionnaire about representations
of gender violence, between December 2016 and March 2017. The participation was voluntary and anonymous.
7,20%
53,60%
56,40%
56,60%
69,10%
73,60%
81,60%
98,00%
Someone tells sexually suggestive stories or offensive jokes
Someone makes unwanted attempts to draw you into a
discussion of sexual matters
Someone stares or leers at you in a way that made you feel
uncomfortable
Someone displays, used or distributed sexist or suggestive
materials
Someone touches you (for example put an arm around you) in a
way that make you feel uncomfortable
Someone makes crude and offensive remarks, either publicly or
privately
Someone attempts to establish a romantic or sexual relationship
despite your effort to discourage it
Someone makes you afraid you would be treated poorly if you
didn’t cooperate sexually?
Which of these behaviours would you define as a violence?

4. PARTICIPANTS’ ANSWERS
Participant to USVReact programme filled in the same questionnaire at the beginning (T1) and at the end (T2) of the
training. Below their answers at T1 and T2
23,80%
41,90%
43,60%
44,80%
62,20%
65,70%
84,30%
85,50%
55,10%
79,60%
88,80%
69,40%
83,70%
83,70%
95,90%
90,80%
Someone tells sexually suggestive stories or offensive jokes
Someone displays, used or distributed sexist or suggestive materials
Someone makes unwanted attempts to draw you into a discussion of
sexual matters
Someone stares or leers at you in a way that made you feel
uncomfortable
Someone makes crude and offensive remarks, either publicly or
privately
Someone touches you (for example put an arm around you) in a way
that make you feel uncomfortable
Someone makes you afraid you would be treated poorly if you didn’t
cooperate sexually?
Someone attempts to establish a romantic or sexual relationship
despite your effort to discourage it
Which of these behaviours would you define as a violence?
T1 T2

5. Have you experiences in this direc�ons?
Any considera�on?
QUESTIONS