Exploring Inequality in Relation to Rates of Reporting Sexual Assault at Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions

Authors

  • Taylor Kylie MacKenzie McMaster University

Keywords:

University, sexual assault, policies, Canada, barriers, responses

Abstract

Abstract: Sexual assault on Canadian post-secondary campuses remains a persistent, reoccurring issue, with 25% of post-secondary women being sexually assaulted (Hawn et al., 2018). This examination of the literature endeavours to determine how the policies, barriers, and responses to sexual assault at Canadian post-secondary institutions helps or hurts an individual’s odds of reporting sexual assault issues. The literature review revealed three themes that act as obstacles to reporting sexual assault: a) lack of sexual assault policies, b) existing barriers to support, and c) poor responses by post-secondary institutions. If these obstructions are reduced—or eliminated completely in a best-case scenario—the likelihood of sexual assault survivors reporting may increase. 

Author Biography

Taylor Kylie MacKenzie, McMaster University

Sociology Department, Master's Candidate

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Published

2018-12-09

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Literature Review/Revue de la documentation

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