Organizational knowledge of sexual violence

What is it about?

Studies consistently show that approximately 1 in 5 women on U.S. campuses experiences rape, but in 2014, 91% of about 11,000 campuses reported 0 rapes. Using a case study at a U.S. university with highly regarded Title IX reporting practices, I explain reasons for the difference in these numbers. I use this info to show how what organizations know--or organizational knowledge--is shaped by both power and difference (i.e., gender, race, sexuality).

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Why is it important?

This piece can help Title IX practitioners to improve reporting practices on US college campuses. It is also useful for organizational communication and organizational studies scholars who want to advance critical approaches to organizational knowledge or studies of difference and organizations. This piece may also be useful for those studying diversity discourses in education.