{"id":13817,"date":"2026-03-09T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/?p=13817"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:21:19","slug":"your-right-to-safety-navigating-power-and-consent-in-academia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/en\/your-right-to-safety-navigating-power-and-consent-in-academia\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Right to Safety: Navigating Power and Consent in Academia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hosted an open discussion at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University titled Your Right to Safety: Understanding Power, Consent, and Professional Boundaries. Students and early-career researchers gathered to hear from Dr. Anna Bull (University of York; The 1752 Group), sociologist and a leading expert on systemic change in higher education.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9ae3abba-a0e3-447a-af88-d696e52533ec.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13820\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6660100230754796;width:228px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9ae3abba-a0e3-447a-af88-d696e52533ec.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9ae3abba-a0e3-447a-af88-d696e52533ec-220x330.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9ae3abba-a0e3-447a-af88-d696e52533ec-316x475.jpeg 316w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9ae3abba-a0e3-447a-af88-d696e52533ec-286x430.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9ae3abba-a0e3-447a-af88-d696e52533ec-440x660.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After an introduction by Anna Bull, the event featured an open, honest dialogue\u2014both in-person and via Slido\u2014about the &#8220;grey areas&#8221; where boundaries become blurred. We explored why it can feel so difficult to say &#8220;no&#8221; and how to recognize when a professional boundary is being tested and why is that different in various fields or level of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGender-based violence is happening everywhere in the world, but certain environments or certain factors in those environments are making it more likely to happen, and a lot of these factors are present in academia,\u201d stated Dr Bull in her opening speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInstitutions have to take responsibility for what has been reported to them. Quite often I hear from the reporting parties, students or stuff that have been targeted: I just wanted to talk to somebody, to pass over the responsibility,\u201d described Dr Bull the need of institutions being more reliable ally in dealing with problematic endeavour.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b77d1b89-b3e6-44cb-a397-afe7d93343c9-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13826\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5005806035878575;width:377px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b77d1b89-b3e6-44cb-a397-afe7d93343c9-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b77d1b89-b3e6-44cb-a397-afe7d93343c9-scaled-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b77d1b89-b3e6-44cb-a397-afe7d93343c9-475x317.jpeg 475w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b77d1b89-b3e6-44cb-a397-afe7d93343c9-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b77d1b89-b3e6-44cb-a397-afe7d93343c9-scaled-430x287.jpeg 430w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b77d1b89-b3e6-44cb-a397-afe7d93343c9-scaled-860x573.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/genderaveda.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b77d1b89-b3e6-44cb-a397-afe7d93343c9-scaled-660x440.jpeg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While the challenge is significant, the message of the day was one of hope. Anna Bull reminded us that (student) activism is a powerful movement that forces institutions to move past passivity and prioritise the safety of their staff and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are profoundly grateful to everyone who joined us. Your presence reinforces the fact that safety in academia is a right, not a privilege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you have missed the event, you can watch an interview with Anna Bull on our YouTube<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Your Right to Safety: Interview with Dr Anna Bull on Professional Boundaries and Power in academia\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_WhvAqvru0Y?start=302&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving forward, we will keep fighting to build strong allyships and addressing the urgent need to combat gender-based violence. Together, we can shift the power dynamics and ensure a safer, more equitable future for everyone in science and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pictures by Emmalynn Hansen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hosted an open discussion at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University titled Your Right to Safety: Understanding Power, Consent, and Professional Boundaries. 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