14 Geoscience Outreach and Engagement II

Tuesday, 26 March 2019
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuttle Room

BEGINNING BYSTANDER INTERVENTION STRATEGIES

Paper number: 14-3
Program: Theme Sessions
Time: 8:40 AM – 9:20 AM

Authors

Abstract

How do we respond when someone says something that is wildly, or even mildly, inappropriate at work or in the classroom? How do we work together to create a healthy workplace? Recent focus on sexual harassment in the workplace has further revealed general harassment, bullying, and microagressions. All of these behaviors engender a range of undesirable workplace climates, from discomfort to daily stress to driving educated, skilled workers away. Bystander Intervention is a mechanism to reduce workplace hostility and engage allies in forging a workplace where all can thrive. We will review two current response strategies to inappropriate workplace behavior and practice them using lived examples.

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Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 51, No. 2

doi: 10.1130/abs/2019SC-327492

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