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The Observatoire des Violences Sexistes et Sexuelles (VSS) dans l’Enseignement Supérieur (The Observatory of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Higher Education) publishes the newest edition of its SGBV in higher education barometer. This survey is intended for everyone having studied in a French higher education and research institution, public or private, in 2025 and 2026. Its objective is to establish an overview of the current state of violence in higher education, identify overlaps with other forms of discrimination, and find better ways to fight this violence, support the victims and encourage the relevant parties to take action.

The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete and can be completed over several sessions.
It is not necessary to have been a victim or a witness of sexual and gender-based violence to take part in this survey.
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After analysis, the data collected will be used to create a detailed report that will be published and shared widely. Your answers will be pseudonymised and treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Do not hesitate to share this questionnaire with your friends, within your institution and on social media to help us reach as many people as possible!

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📚Sexual and Gender Based Violence includes all non-consensual acts, comments or behaviour (including online or through digital means) of a sexual nature and/or harming a person on the basis of their sex or gender. For example : harassment, relationship violence, sexist or LGBTQ+phobic insults, sexual assault and rape. They stem from stereotypes, gender inequality and/or power relations.

Privacy policy

🔐 Data protection policy :
This study is necessary to estimate the prevalence of sexist and sexual violence and the needs of victims.

Within the framework of this survey, only the Observatory's Data Analysis Department will have access to your answers, which will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. This work will result in the drafting of a public report in which the information will be pseudonymised, and all information will be provided in such a way that you cannot be identified.

 

Your consent is required for the collection and analysis of your testimonial. You may withdraw your consent at any time, and your data will be deleted.
Questions marked with an asterisk in the survey must be completed. Otherwise, it will be impossible to validate the survey.
Because this survey deals with issues of gender-based and sexual violence, sensitive data may be collected. You are free to choose whether or not to answer these questions. This information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Your personal data will be retained for a maximum of one year after the report is published, then they will be deleted.

 

In accordance with the GDPR and the French Data Protection Law (“Informatique et libertés”), and to ensure the protection of your data, they will be held in a pseudonymised form and we will not be able to identify you. You still retain the right to object to the processing of your data and may withdraw your consent at any time. In order to exercise your rights, we may ask for personal information to identify your data. These personal data will not be stored. To exercise these rights, please contact the Observatory's Data Protection Officer at analysedonnees.obvss@gmail.com.
To find out how to exercise your rights, please consult the CNIL website ‘GPDR Toolkit’.

If, after contacting us, you feel that your ‘Data Protection’ rights have not been respected, you can submit a complaint to the CNIL, the French Data Protection Authority.

 

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