Intersektionale Kämpfe. Sexuelle Belästigung und ihre Auswirkungen auf Studentinnen mit Behinderungen an äthiopischen Universitäten
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https://doi.org/10.17169/ogj.2026.374Schlagworte:
Äthiopien, Behinderung, Intersektionalität, Sexuelle Belästigung, UniversitätAbstract
Die Studie untersucht anhand narrativer Interviews mit zwölf Teilnehmerinnen die Schnittmenge mehrerer miteinander verbundener Faktoren, die sexuelle Belästigung unter Studentinnen mit Behinderungen an äthiopischen Universitäten begünstigen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eine Bandbreite an Praktiken sexueller Belästigung auf, darunter verbales und nonverbales Verhalten wie unerwünschte Witze, körperlicher Kontakt, sexuelle Forderungen im Austausch für Unterstützung sowie Vergewaltigungsversuche. Das Zusammenspiel struktureller Faktoren mit Armut, Behinderung, Geschlecht und problematischen Einstellungen führt zu intersektionaler Verletzlichkeit. Die teilnehmenden Studentinnen betonen ihre Zurückhaltung, Belästigungen zu melden, aufgrund von Stigmatisierung, mangelnder Unterstützung, Misstrauen gegenüber Kommiliton*innen und Personal sowie der Angst, wichtige Unterstützung zu verlieren. Folglich befinden sie sich in einem Spannungsfeld zwischen akademischem Überleben und Sicherheit, was ihre Bewältigungsstrategien erheblich beeinflusst. Der vorliegende Artikel argumentiert, dass dieser Zwiespalt die Notwendigkeit verdeutlicht, den Fokus auf institutionelle Verantwortlichkeiten und Verpflichtungen zu verlagern, um intersektionale Marginalisierung zu bekämpfen und inklusive Umgebungen zu fördern.
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