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Ombuds Officer report: ‘The UT doesn’t have a culture of complaining’

The University of Twente does not have a culture of complaining, concludes the Ombuds Officer in his Annual Report 2021-22. In the document, he encourages the UT to normalise the use of its support structure. ‘The number of reports is low, certainly compared to other universities.’

I'm a man and a feminist, are you too?

Jeroen Boerma, UT Master student of Applied Physics, recently visited an art exhibit about sexual violence against women. Based on the experience, he decided to call on his fellow men - to join the conversation and fight for equal rights. ‘No, you don’t have to be ashamed to be a man, but let’s really look at ourselves in the mirror for once. Watch and listen, not necessarily to me, but to the women,’ he writes in this opinion piece.

Ik ben man en feminist, jij ook?

Jeroen Boerma, UT-masterstudent technische natuurkunde, bezocht onlangs een expositie over seksueel geweld tegen vrouwen. Na deze ervaring besloot hij een oproep te doen aan zijn mede-mannen, om het gesprek aan te gaan en te strijden voor gelijke rechten. 'Nee, je hoeft je niet te schamen om een man te zijn, maar laten we onszelf nou een keer echt in de spiegel aankijken. Kijk en luister, niet per se naar mij, maar naar de vrouwen', schrijft hij in dit opiniestuk.

Walk in her heels

While it was never gone, sexual misconduct has been in the news again recently. It’s important to empathize with victims; to put ourselves in their shoes, says student columnist Niels ter Meer (23). He offers a slightly elevated perspective.

Vestingbar campaigns against sexual harassment

The Vestingbar joined the ‘Are you okay?’ (Ben je oké) campaign against sexual harassment, to make sure their customers feel safe. Board members Emma Sloot and Niels de Groot talk about the why and how of the campaign. ‘Often, people genuinely don’t know that their behaviour is unacceptable.’

Amnesty Enschede: ‘Educate students about sexual violence’

Based on Amnesty International’s report from last week, eleven percent of female students experience rape. UT students from the Amnesty activist team in Enschede are therefore asking the University of Twente to provide better support for students who have experienced sexual violence. ‘There is a lot to learn if it comes to sexual consent.’

Fighting against intimidation on the street

‘The world has not seen the last of me yet’

Nasty remarks shouted at you every day; sometimes even being chased and backed into a corner. Myrthe van der Houwen, a student of Psychology at the UT, was completely fed up with everything women had to deal with at the Noorderhagen in Enschede. In early June, she launched a petition against sexual harassment on the street. Seventeen thousand signatures and countless media appearances later, she looks back on the whole ordeal.

In actie tegen straatintimidatie

‘De wereld is nog niet van me af’

Elke keer die schunnige opmerkingen naar je hoofd; soms zelfs achtervolgd en klemgezet worden. UT-studente Psychologie Myrthe van der Houwen was he-le-maal klaar met wat vrouwen op de Noorderhagen te verduren kregen. Begin juni startte ze een petitie tegen seksuele intimidatie op straat. Zeventienduizend handtekeningen en talloze media-optredens later blikt ze terug.

‘In academia it’s business first and people later’

The whole world seems to be engaged in the #MeToo movement and the University of Twente is no exception. Today, the Female Faculty Network (FFNT) organized the first lunch discussion of their series ‘#MeToo in Academia’.

#MeTooUT open discussion

An open discussion on the topic #MeTooUT will take place next Wednesday, the 8th of November. The event, organized by the Ambassador's Network and the Female Faculty Network of the UT (FFNT), is open to everyone from the University of Twente.