Confronting Lad Culture in Higher Education
Explore NUS's responses and key actions to combat lad culture on campuses, including a look at initiatives such as the "I'm not that lad" campaign and building a national strategy through partnerships with key stakeholders.
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Confronting Lad Culture in Higher Education Kelley Temple, NUS National Women s Officer 7 February 2014
NUSs responses to lad culture Following the publication on That s What She Said , the NUS conducted a consultation amongst its members to gather examples of actions that had been taken locally The consultation and call for evidence received a total of 54 valid respondents; 39 from individuals and 15 from students unions Examples of lad culture on campus were cited as occurring in: extra-curricular activities, social spaces, and learning and teaching and media
Key actions and responses Zero tolerance policy Advertising campaign Regulation of activities Training Changing democratic structures Policy against certain media Lobbying the university Engagement with night clubs Women in leadership
NUS Scotland I m not that lad campaign
Building a National Strategy National Summit on ladculture 21st of February, gathering stakeholders of the feminist movement and professionals of the education sector Creating new partnerships, for instance with Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism project Aim to build a steering committee with different stakeholders to evaluate institutions and unions progress student organisations,
