Sexualized harassment is a form of discrimination that particularly targets the gender of the person affected. Sexualized discrimination and violence is practiced in a variety of ways. This can happen verbally, non-verbally and also through physical attacks. It concerns all behaviors and actions that are insulting, humiliating, not desired by those affected by them and are experienced as devaluing and degrading (AGG § 3, paragraph 4).

Sexualized harassment and acts of violence are expressed, for example, in the following actions:

• Telling lewd jokes,
• posting or distributing pornographic material,
• making degrading sexualized remarks about people or their bodies,
• Sending unsolicited e-mails, text messages, photos or videos with sexual references,
• sexually degrading gestures, solicitations or behavior,
• exhibitionism,
• inappropriate and/or unwanted physical contact,
• violent physical assaults that are criminal in nature, such as sexual assault or rape.

The BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is explicitly against sexism. It does not tolerate sexist remarks, prejudices, assaults, threats and insults.

In our flyer "Active against sexual harassment and violence" you will find useful information. The flyer is available at all known and other prominent locations throughout the university (please contact the staff of the Equal Opportunity Office for locations).

BTU employees can request printed copies (remaining stock) free of charge from the Central Equal Opportunity Officer at the e-mail address gleichstellung(at)b-tu.de.

• Policy paper of bukof: Sexualized discrimination and violence are as commonplace at German universities as places of work and study as they are in private settings.Sexualized discrimination and violence are as commonplace at German universities as places of work and study as they are in private settings.
• Recommendations for action by bukof for dealing with sexualized discrimination and violence at artistic universities.
• Guideline for employees, employers and works councils of the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (HRSG)(2016) What to do in case of sexual harassment at the workplace?
• Agreement for respectful and collegial coexistence, for conflict resolution at the workplace and place of study. The agreement is based on the Diversity Charter of 15.11.2011 and the "Joint Declaration of the Brandenburg State Rectors' Conference: Brandenburg Universities for Tolerance, Diversity and Democracy" of 15.03.2013.
• Brochure NO means NO of the Hans Eisler University of Music Berlin