Abstract
As Higher Education contexts rapidly embrace the notion of data-driven decision-making, data on gender-based violence and employee safety has notably been absent from the discourse. This work takes a critical retrospective look at two research studies conducted in Higher Education that explored how employee-generated data can educate and intervene on the presence of negative workplace behaviours that are challenging to contextualise through existing reporting mechanisms. In an analysis that focuses on the scope, elicitation, and the practice of reports of workplace discomforts, specifically occupational bullying, harassment, and thermal comfort, I examine what lessons we may translate to hybrid-working cultures for the protection of women’s well-being and potential. I conclude this work with the potential practical implications for the design of technologies and policy, with a focus on efforts aimed at disrupting and destabilising toxic workplace cultures which contribute to the subjugation of women in the workplace: be they virtual, in-person, or a synthesis of both. In doing so, this work aspires to further contribute to the notion of feminist data generation as a productive method for empowering and promoting design enquiry into workforces that prioritise women’s safety, well-being, and ability to thrive.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Stopping Gender-based Violence in Higher Education |
Subtitle of host publication | Policy, Practice, and Partnerships |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 283-301 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000635225 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781032172491 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- General Psychology