UCC students educated on sexual harassment and reporting
The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy, and Documentation (CEGRAD) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), in collaboration with Perfector of Sentiments (POS), has organised a sensitization programme to educate students on sexual harassment.
The sensitization will also empower the students on the importance of boldly reporting such incidents.
The event that was sponsored by Amplify Change, an NGO, also featured a roundtable panel where Ms. Mercy Catherine Adjabeng, a communication specialist and gender advocate, highlighted the urgent need for students to report cases of sexual harassment without fear.
She emphasised that society often condoned such behaviour, and the stigma associated with it made it difficult for sufferers to speak out, fearing it would bring disgrace to the vi...