Responding to the ripple effects of sexual harassment: an emergency management framework

Elizabeth M Viglianti; Andrea L Oliverio; Lisa M Meeks; Amy Bohnert; Sue Anne Bell

doi:10.1016/j.molmed.2024.04.007

Responding to the ripple effects of sexual harassment: an emergency management framework

Trends Mol Med. 2024 May 10:S1471-4914(24)00095-9. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2024.04.007. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Elizabeth M Viglianti¹, Andrea L Oliverio², Lisa M Meeks³, Amy Bohnert⁴, Sue Anne Bell⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Clinical Management of Research (CCMR), Veteran Affairs at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: eviglian@med.umich.edu.
² Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁴ Center for Clinical Management of Research (CCMR), Veteran Affairs at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁵ Institute of Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 38734573
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2024.04.007

Abstract

Sexual harassment in academia is endemic driven by gender-based inequalities and sustained through organizational tolerance, and its impact extends beyond the primary victim(s). Applying principles of emergency management provides a framework for institutions to balance their obligations to the primary victim(s) while also acknowledging the need to restore the well-being and culture of secondary victims.

Keywords: emergency response framework; secondary victims; sexual harassment.

Published by Elsevier Ltd.