Careless Infrastructures

Researching men’s obstacles to accessing support after unwanted sexual experiences in Amsterdam

About the project

A recent legal investigation conducted by MenAsWell – the only sexual violence charity for men in the Netherlands – highlighted a lack of structural support for men after unwanted sexual experiences. This project, therefore, aims to explore the barriers men experience when seeking support (both formal and informal) and what unwanted sexual experiences mean for them. The study is a collaboration between Utrecht University, the University of Brighton, UK, and the University of Loughborough, UK, as well as two organisations in the Netherlands: Menaswell and Fonds Slachtofferhulp.

If you are a man (including heterosexual, gay, bi+, trans, intersex and non-binary individuals) who has been affected by these issues, we would like to hear from you. You can sign up to participate in an interview by clicking on the button below.

To learn more about the interview process, please visit our Interview Information page.

Does this include me?

Men’s unwanted sexual experiences can include a lot of things. For example, unwanted flirting and touching at work, at home, or in public. It might be pressure from your partner, or it could have happened in school or at university, and it could have been done by someone of any gender. See our Unwanted Sexual Experiences page for more information.

Contact

If you have questions or concerns, please contact our research assistant Marianne Menut (m.a.menut@uu.nl) or our research coordinator Carl Bonner-Thompson (c.a.bonner-thompson@uu.nl).