University students yesterday proposed six ways to update the Gender Equity Education Act (性別平等教育法), two decades after its enactment, to better address today’s issues.
The legislature passed amendments to the act in July last year.
Former National Taiwan University (NTU) Student Association Gender Workshop head Chen Su-chien (陳思捷) said that the government should further amend the act to include the definition of “hostile environment sexual harassment” as stated in the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act (性騷擾防治法).
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National Chengchi University Gender Equality Association student member Ho Chieh-en (何傑恩) said the definition of sexual violence should be changed to require alleged harassers to provide proof of “affirmative consent.”
School gender equality associations should regularly inspect whether course content at universities is in line with the standards of gender-equal education, National Tsing Hua University Gender Equality Association student representative Wu Ching-hsuan (吳清軒) said.
Campus gender equality associations lack resources and personnel, and should have one full-time member, former NTU Gender Equality Association member Yu Tung-hsu (余東栩) said, adding that all association members should publicly express their views on gender equality.
Ministry of Education Gender Equality Association member Yang Yun-chen (楊昀臻), also a student at the National Taipei University, said the ministry should make guidelines on how gender equality education can be reflected on different institutions of the military, arts and humanities, and medical education.
Chiaotung Campus of National Yangming Chiaotung University Gender Equality Association head Ma Hsiao-chi (麻筱祺) said the education system should be adjusted to better understand the experiences and needs of those who identify as non-binary and should establish proper channels through which their voices can be heard.
Many things in everyday campus life, such as dorm choices, restrooms and the collection and use of basic gender data present hardships and challenges for non-binary students, Ma said.
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