Activity Reports
UZH is actively committed to fostering respectful conduct at the university. If cases of sexual harassment or sexist behavior occur despite measures to prevent them and raise awareness of the issue, thecontact persons of the RSB Committee are on hand to provide advice and the investigating person for clarifications.
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Activity Reports of the RSB Committee
To mark the National Day Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Education 2024, the University of Zurich has decided to publish the activity reports of the committee overseeing the regulations to ensure protection against sexual harassment (RSB Committee). The activity reports for the years 2018 to 2024 can be found below.
Activity reports for 2018 to 2024 period (in German):
Annual report RSB Committee 2024 (PDF, 93 KB)
Annual report RSB Committee 2023 (PDF, 162 KB)
Annual report RSB Committee 2022 (PDF, 620 KB)
Annual report RSB Committee 2021 (PDF, 334 KB)
Annual report RSB Committee 2020 (PDF, 516 KB)
Annual report RSB Committee 2019 (PDF, 549 KB)
Annual report RSB Committee 2018 (PDF, 359 KB)
How many cases has the RSB Committee dealt with?
The number of cases investigated by the RSB Committee between 2014 and 2024 is listed below. The annual case numbers do not reflect new reports received each year, but rather cases investigated by the RSB Committee in a given year. This may also include ongoing cases reported in previous years or cases with no connection to the university. It also includes reports in which the investigation determined that there were no instances of sexual harassment or sexist behavior, but rather other underlying issues (bullying, leadership conflict, etc.).
Active case numbers for 2014 to 2024:
- 2024: 40 cases
- 2023: 43 cases
- 2022: 31 cases
- 2021: 27 cases
- 2020: 18 cases
- 2019: 17 cases
- 2018: 10 cases
- 2017: 7 cases
- 2016: 8 cases
- 2015: 5 cases
- 2014: 10 cases
RSB Committee Case Overview for 2018–2024
The case overview shows the case-related work of the RSB Committee. All cases dealt with by the committee are included – from initial consultations with members of the university whose investigations revealed that they had been harassed outside the university to cases that spanned several years as a result of legal consequences. UZH is planning an investigation to find out whether cases of sexual harassment and sexist behavior have indeed increased at UZH or whether the increased number of cases is the result of a growing awareness of the issue.
Download:
RSB Committee Case Overview for 2018–2024 (PDF, 129 KB) (in German)
