Breaking the Silence at Spanish Universities: Findings From the First Study of Violence Against Women on Campuses in Spain
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The first research conducted on violence against women in the university context in
Spain reveals that 62% of the students know of or have experienced situations of this
kind within the university institutions, but only 13% identify these situations in the first
place. Two main interrelated aspects arise from the data analysis: not identifying and
acknowledging violent situations, and the lack of reporting them. Policies and actions
developed by Spanish universities need to be grounded in two goals: intransigence
toward any kind of violence against women, and bystander intervention, support, and
solidarity with the victims and with the people supporting the victims