The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology is committed to creating and sustaining an environment for learning, research, and collaboration that is free from sexual harassment, in or outside the museum. We affirm that we have a responsibility to pay attention to all reported or observed instances of sexual misconduct and unwelcome sexualization, including those that may not be in violation of law or University policy. The negative effect of such conduct on the workplace environment, particularly for those identifying with the gender targeted by the behavior and/or where inequities of power are involved, is not determined only by that behavior’s legality.
To that end, we commit ourselves to listen to, to document, and to respond to complaints that may come from students, staff, curators, faculty, visiting scholars, and museum visitors about sexual misconduct and unwelcome instances of verbal or non-verbal behavior that is sexualizing in nature. This includes but is not limited to unwanted sexual attention; sexual “jokes” or general sexual observations about bodies; sexual advances, whether verbal or physical; demeaning comments or other behavior based on sex or gender identity; or the circulation of written or visual material that demeans or denigrates an individual or group.
With this statement we are making ourselves—as a community and as individuals—responsible for taking action about reported behavior or behavior that we observe that occurs within the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the programs it sponsors: in our galleries and public rooms, offices and professional spaces, whether on campus or elsewhere, in our research and field projects, and at our events.
