If you are a student in the ITET department and have experienced gender-based discrimination — whether it involves inappropriate comments or behavior, sexual harassment, disturbing content in course materials, stalking — it’s important to know that you are not alone, and that help is available.
You are welcome to reach out to Audrey Djouadi. She is part of the Study Coordination, Administration and Teaching team at ITET and is a trusted point of contact for students seeking guidance and support in such situations. Audrey can help you navigate ETH’s procedures and resources for addressing discrimination and ensure that you are connected to the right support structures — confidentially and with care.
For MAVT students or if you prefer to seek help independently:
You can reach out directly to the ETH Respect Office, they offer support with problems such as bullying, harassment and discrimination. While the Respect Office primarily focuses on cases involving ETH employees, it is also available for cases between students. Consisting of lawyers, the Respect Office offers strictly confidential advice, helps assess your situation, and further action is always discussed with you first.
Further support:
If you’ve already reached out through these channels and feel your concerns haven’t been addressed, you can share your experience anonymously via SpeakUp ETH. You can also contact us directly. While we may not resolve your concern, we can hold space for your experience, and use it to push for meaningful change without exposing you. As students, our influence has limits—but we will continue to advocate, raise concerns, and press ETH, ITET, and MAVT to improve the systems meant to protect and support us all.
WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF INAPPROPRIATE LECTURE CONTENT
Even when it comes to everyday or casual sexism, we encourage you to speak up. If you feel like it you can share your concerns directly with the professor involved at the break, but you can also do it via the anonymous feedback at the end of the semester, or by contacting Audrey (for ITET students), or us at LIMES. If we want to improve the learning environment for everyone, it’s important to raise awareness about these issues. Teaching staff may not always be aware of the impact of their words or actions—and sometimes, simply pointing it out once can be enough to prompt meaningful change.
