#MeToo in Educational Settings: Gender and Power, Violence, Harassment, and Empathy"

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Fueled in part by high-profile cases involving celebrities and politicians, the media and the public-at-large are growing increasingly aware of the depth of the relationship between gender and power. This invited distinguished-panel session explores a number of aspects of gender and power in the educational arena, as well as asks what educational opportunities exist for increasing empathy in this area. Specific topics covered in this session include dating violence among middle and high schoolers, sexual harassment and abuse in educational settings, gender differences in the amount of service work done by faculty in higher education, and a novel verbatim performance technique of flipping the gender of famous speakers (e.g., candidate Trump played by a woman, and candidate Clinton played by a man) to explore issues of power and gender. Together, the panelists in this session will demonstrate the wide reach of the power-gender dynamic and will explore ways to increase empathy and break the cycle of power.

Sub Unit

• Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education

Chair

• Joseph R. Cimpian, New York University

Participant

• Charol Shakeshaft, Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenters

• Dorothy L. Espelage, University of Florida

• Cassandra M. Guarino, University of California - Riverside

• Joseph Salvatore, New York University