EUI; survey; discrimination; gender


Clarifications on the termination of the 2015 GRaSe Survey and the closing of the Working Group

After thoughtful reflection, we are announcing the end of the EUI Gender, Race and Sexuality (GRaSe) Working Group that we have started four years ago. We find indeed that the atmosphere at the institute is not appropriate to continue with our activity. What started out as a positive initiative, our 2015 survey on harassment and discrimination, has resulted in public humiliation. We believe this episode reveals the general attitude towards our working group from the side of the EUI administration. It is not the first time we feel to perform the role of “gender token” of the EUI – a role we are no longer willing to play.