Within the framework of the grant awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space (MESRE), it CPED organizes it a series of webinars to raise awareness about combating gender-based and sexual violence for the academic year 2026-2027, for destinations in all the professionals of the ESR. Whether you are a teacher, researcher, component director, team supervisor or administrative staff, these webinars are for you! No prior knowledge is required.
Here is the detailed program of the four proposed sessions:
- Monday 9 November from 14:00 to 15:30: «The VSS in the ESR: getting to know the basics – sociological approaches and legal framework» presented by Rizlaine Afif. This webinar offers an introduction to VSS in the ESR. It will provide key sociological insights (authority relations, the continuum of violence, key figures) and present the main legal concepts (definition of VSS, pyramid of criminal offenses, concept of consent). We will also address the specificities of disciplinary procedures in the ESR and their differences with criminal law. Numerous quizzes will accompany the webinar to allow you to test and consolidate your knowledge.
- Monday, December 7 from 14:30 to 16:30: «Direct or indirect witness to VSS in the ESR: how to react, listen, and guide?» hosted by Jeanne Toulouse. This webinar will discuss the essential principles of first-line listening: the assumptions that can influence it, the differences between direct and indirect listening, and good practices for active listening. To help you respond appropriately, we will present the main impacts of VSS on victims (psychological, physical, etc.), which can notably explain difficulties in testifying as well as the existing mechanisms you can rely on to redirect the situation.
- Monday 18 January 2027 from 10:00 to 11:30: «Masculinities and cyberviolence: understanding the mechanisms to act in the ESR» moderated by Cécile Vermot. Information to be provided on the invited speakers.
- Monday 15 March from 2pm to 3:30pm: «Impact of domestic and intra-family violence on studies and careers» moderated by Jeanne Toulouse. Information to be provided on the invited speakers.
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For any questions, you can write to this address: formation@cped-egalite.fr.
These webinars are hosted by trainers from the training network of the CPED, which officially came into being on July 1st, 2026, but which is part of the continuity of the activities of the former VSS-Formation network. In a logic of network animation and the mutualization of skills, CPED the network offers higher education institutions and research laboratories training courses delivered by 18 trainers currently employed in an ESR institution or who have previously been employed there (missioned officers, vice-presidents, VSS/equality-diversity/discrimination-fighting referents).