Responding to WSC: In many settings, including healthcare, higher
education, and certain industries, ALL staff are provided with
anti-harassment training; it's often treated as an extension of basic
health and safety training, and is frequently mandatory. It has nothing to
do with the gender identity of staff or their personal history of
interactions with others. It is usually presented as a philosophical
approach, and there is rarely an effective program that reinforces optimal
behaviour and discourages suboptimal behaviour that follows behind the
training.
So no, I don't think it's a case of "those who need it most" going
there.
Neotarf, I'd actually question whether there's any validity to the
*perception* that training works; in fact, there are a lot of studies that
indicate training (particularly ritualized training that is provided
without a specific context) is not closely associated with behavioural
change. It's only a step above "create a policy". What works is regular
reinforcement when behaviour lapses, and empowerment of people to reinforce
the desired behaviour.
Risker/Anne
On 3 May 2016 at 15:04, WereSpielChequers <werespielchequers(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Significantly less likely than men who don't
attend such training..........
So does that mean the targeting is correct and the people sent on such
training are disproportionately those who most need it?
If you want a test of how effective that training is you could try an AB
test. Study a large group of attendees, half before and half after such
training. Or a large group of men a few months before and after such
training to see if those who attend make more progress than those who
don't. Comparing those who don't attend with those who do would only make
sense if the attendees were randomly chosen.
WereSpielChequers
On 3 May 2016, at 15:53, Neotarf <neotarf(a)gmail.com> wrote:
"A study in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
<http://jab.sagepub.com/content/37/2/125.abstract> found men who
participated in a university staff sexual harassment programme were
“significantly less likely” to see coercive behaviour as sexual harassment."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/work/sexual-harassment-training-makes-men-…
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