Assédio sexual na sala de aulas: percepções e manifestações dos alunos e professores da Escola secundária da Machava Sede, província de Maputo - 2022

Abstract

Based on the assumption that sexual harassment is a phenomenon that occurs in various sectors, including education. sectors, including education, this paper analyses the perceptions of students and teachers regarding sexual harassment occurring in the classroom. To this end, a combination of qualitative and quantitative approach, associated with the use of semi-structured interviews and questionnaire surveys as interview and questionnaire survey as data collection instruments. The results of the study indicate that in Machava Sede Secondary School there are cases of sexual harassment in the classrooms and it and it takes place in different forms, from verbal, non-verbal, physical and always appealing to the power and authority of teachers. At ESMS it has been frequent for teachers to emit sensual words and terms about female students; praise female students' bodies; threaten when they have low school when they have low school performance or are late; make unwanted comments; stare at female students; make gaze at the students; make erotic gestures; constantly send them to the board to appreciate and in some cases touch them. and in some cases touch their buttocks. This is an embarrassing attitude for the students and negatively influences their performance. and negatively influences their academic performance. The pupils are embarrassed and, due to fear of reprisals, most do not report it.