◆Request for cooperation in completing the survey on the actual state of sexual violence and sexual harassment in fieldwork
Everyone
Joint Research Group "Fieldwork and Harassment"(HiF)Therefore, in order to understand the actual situation regarding sexual victimization faced by researchers and students who adopt the research method of fieldwork in the field and countermeasures against it, we will conduct the following questionnaire survey.
The purpose is to enhance prevention and awareness measures regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment in the field through the collection of information on victimization cases.
Please note that this questionnaire also serves to survey the implementation status of fieldwork by academic field and the presence or absence of preparatory learning for harm prevention.
Although there are various definitions of fieldwork,HiWell, it is broadly defined as "a research method in which researchers themselves leave their laboratories or research institutions to visit the region or organization that is the subject of their research (the field) in order to collect materials and data and conduct investigations."
Those with such fieldwork experience, including those without experience of sexual victimization, are kindly requested to cooperate with the survey (the time required to complete the questionnaire for these individuals is3～5minutes).
Harassment outside of traditional research institutions, such as in the field, is difficult to assess in terms of its actual extent, and a factual survey on victimization and countermeasures is useful for creating and maintaining a better research environment for students and researchers who conduct fieldwork, as well as for considering measures that faculty members can take when sending students into the field.
I apologize for taking up your time when you are busy, but I greatly appreciate your help.
Take the survey here: 
https://safefieldwork.live-on.net/survey/purposes-of-this-survey/
(You will be redirected to the survey purpose page. At the bottom of the purpose page, there is a questionnaire for responses.)URL（Microsoft Forms) has a link to)
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1. Survey Name: "Fact-Finding Survey Questionnaire on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in Fieldwork"
2. Research Objective: Understanding the actual situation of sexual violence and sexual harassment occurring during fieldwork, as well as measures and responses against them.
3. Language used: Japanese or English
４. Response time:3～30分
5. Implementation period:2022年1月15Sun–2022年2月15Date (tentative)
6. Implementation format:Microsoft Formsweb-based questionnaire using
7. Ethical review: Reviewed and approved by the Nagoya University Ethics Review Committee (Approval number:NUHM-21-009）
8. Implementing body: Joint research group "Fieldwork and Harassment"Hi）https://safefieldwork.live-on.net/
９. Sponsored by:⼀Japan Inter-Society Liaison Association for Gender Equality in Science  https://djrenrakukai.org/
Liaison Association for the Promotion of Equal Participation of Men and Women in Humanities and Social Sciences Societies(alias GEAHSS) https://geahssoffice.wixsite.com/geahss
10Contact:sub.fieldworkandsafety@gmail.com
That's all.
Fieldwork and HarassmentHi) The planning team
Ruriko Otomo (Hokkaido University), Ai Sugie (Nagoya University), Mio Horie (Gifu University), Wakana Shiino (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies), Ryota Yamaguchi (Shizuoka University / JSPS)RPD), Takumi Tsutaya (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Jie Huang (Nagoya University), Nobu Inakazu (Kyoto University / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Nairobi Research Station)
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◆An invitation to the “Survey Concerning Sexual Violence and Harassment in Fieldwork Situations”
Dear colleagues
We are inviting you to complete an online survey about sexual violence and sexual harassment in fieldwork.
The study is being conducted by a multidisciplinary research project team (Harassment in Fieldwork, HiF) led by Ruriko Otomo at Hokkaido University.
The survey is supported by the Japan Inter-Society Liaison Association Committee for Promoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in Science and Engineering (EPMEWSE, https://djrenrakukai.org/en/index.html) and the Gender Equality Association for Humanities and Social Sciences (GEAHSS, https://geahssoffice.wixsite.com/geahss)
The survey is strictly confidential and anonymous. It is bilingual (Japanese and English) and will be open from January 15 to February 15, 2022. It should take no longer than 3–30 minutes to complete.
The purpose of the survey is to understand the actual situation regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment in fieldwork with a future aim to promote pre-fieldwork preparation and develop countermeasures.
We adopt a broad and cross-disciplinary definition of fieldwork as a way of doing research where individuals collect research data and materials first hand outside of the laboratory/office at your affiliated institution.
If you identify yourself as a fieldworker according to the aforementioned definition, your participation is most welcome.
Even if you haven’t experienced sexual violence/sexual harassment, your input will also help provide valuable information not only for the betterment of the research environment for students and researchers undertaking fieldwork, but also for those who send their students to respective field sites.
For those who haven’t experienced sexual violence/sexual harassment, the survey will take around 3-5 minutes.
We would be very grateful if you could consider helping us with our important research.
Please click on the web link below to begin the survey. You are directed to read the preface of the survey in a web page.
At the bottom of this page, you will find the link to the online survey (Please note that the link to the online survey will be available after 9:00 p.m. on January 15).  
https://safefieldwork.live-on.net/survey/purposes-of-this-survey-en/
Thank you very much for giving your time to help us with our research.
If you have queries or comments about the survey, please contact:
Ruriko Otomo
sub.fieldworkandsafety@gmail.com
Associate Professor
Research Faculty of Media and Communication
Hokkaido University
Kita 17, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo,
Hokkaido, 060-0817, Japan
