The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators' Responses to Sexual Violence
The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators' Responses to Sexual Violence
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DOI：
10.1080/00221546.2020.1809268
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发表时间：
2020-08-27
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Cruz, Jacqueline
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作者：
Cruz, Jacqueline
根据 1972 年《教育修正案》第九章（一项禁止教育中性别歧视的联邦民权法），大学有责任解决和防止校园内的性暴力。尽管最近旨在防止大学校园性暴力的第九条办公室、管理人员和政策有所增加，但许多学生将向大学管理人员报告性侵犯视为他们经历中最痛苦的方面之一。这项研究旨在解释大学应对性暴力的努力与众多关于幸存者机构背叛的报道之间的脱节。我根据采访数据报告了大学管理人员制定和实施第九条政策的经验。我认为，对媒体和公众监督的恐惧以及第九条管理员作为“中立”方的角色限制了管理员的决策能力。因此，负责保护性别平等的善意管理者可能会巧妙地复制一种制度，进一步边缘化妇女及其遭受性暴力的经历。这项研究为大学如何应对性暴力提供了新的线索。
Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972-a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in education-universities are responsible for both addressing and preventing sexual violence on their campuses. Despite the recent growth of Title IX offices, administrators, and policies aimed at preventing sexual violence on university campuses, many students describe reporting their sexual assaults to university administrators as one of the most traumatizing aspects of their experience. This study seeks to explain the disconnect between university efforts to respond to sexual violence and numerous reports of institutional betrayal by survivors. I report from interview data on university administrators' experiences of creating and implementing Title IX policies. I argue that the fear of media and public scrutiny and the role of Title IX administrator as a "neutral" party constrain administrator's decision-making abilities. As a result, well-intentioned administrators tasked with protecting gender equality, may subtly reproduce a system that further marginalizes women and their experiences of sexual violence. This study sheds new light on how universities are responding to sexual violence.