At the USMB, several actions are implemented throughout the year, notably by the USMB Equality Mission, to combat inequality and discrimination and raise awareness of equality and diversity. The aim of these actions is to promote a university environment that is more favorable to the well-being of the entire student community.
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The USMB Equality Mission
Promoting a university environment that is more conducive to the well-being of students, regardless of their sex, gender, sexual orientation or disability: this is the role fulfilled by the USMB's equality mission, on all campuses.
Attached to the Student and Campus Life Department (SVEC), it works to prevent and raise awareness of sexual and gender-based violence and to combat discrimination.
- Cristina Vignali, Vice-President, Campus Life, Culture, CSTI and Anti-Discrimination
- Aurélie Tavel, Equality and Cultural Life Officer
Fight against discrimination
If we refer to the penal code, the law punishes distinctions based on origin, gender, marital status, pregnancy, physical appearance, vulnerability resulting from economic situation, name, place of residence, state of health, disability, sexual orientation, etc., as well as those based on race, religion or nationality.
To combat all forms of discrimination, the USMB is committed on a daily basis to setting up different types of actions and tools for you.
To combat menstrual insecurity, several menstrual protection dispensers have been installed on the university's 3 campuses. These self-service dispensers offer 100% organic cotton pads and tampons, with or without applicators.
An on-campus solution if you find yourself unable to purchase the necessary protection!
Annecy Campus
- In the toilets of the IAE (first floor), IUT, Polytech and University Library buildings
- CROUS Simone Veil residence
- CROUS Tom Morel residence and cafeteria
Le Bourget campus
- In the toilets of the buildings Bibliothèque Universitaire - bât.10, Espace Vie Étudiante - bât.6 (first floor), IUT (near amphi 1), Polytech (first floor) and Halle technique - bât 14
- Building 8D (corridor leading to ground-floor toilets)
- Halle des sports Emile Allais - bât.1 (corridor between changing rooms and toilets)
Jacob Campus
- In building toilets Espace Vie Étudiante - bât. 20, Bâtiment 1 (galerie des amphis)
- Near the toilets of the buildings Bibliothèque Universitaire - bât.15, Halle des sports - bât.16 and IAE - bât.23
Distributions of reusable menstrual protection (panties, pads and cups) are also organized throughout the year. You will be informed in advance.
Accessible to the entire USMB university community, a number of non-genralized toilets have appeared on campus. To ensure that everyone is included, some toilets are also adapted for people with reduced mobility. Find out where these toilets are located via the links below.
Raising awareness of equality and diversity
Raising awareness of differences, enabling expression and debate on equality issues, providing information on existing resources. Through a wide range of actions, the USMB is committed to fostering an open, positive and caring university environment.
These include 2 highlights every year in the 2nd half of the year: the Festival Plus d'Égalité and the Shoot les discriminations video competition.
A time for reflection and debate on equality issues, with workshops, events, conferences, quizzes, exhibitions and more, to exchange ideas, learn and fight together against all types of discrimination.
The 2024 edition took place from February 12 to 22.
A creative and artistic challenge to decipher sexist discrimination linked to gender, identity and sexual orientation, by producing a short video.
10 finalist videos are selected by a jury and screened during the Art'iculation evening. The awards ceremony takes place during the evening.
Discover the videos of the winners of previous editions:
The " Et si on parlait... " event is designed to give you the chance to speak out each month on an equality/diversity theme chosen by the Equality Mission.
The aim? To prevent discriminatory situations that you or someone you know may experience, and to raise awareness of respect for others and benevolence.
On the program: experience sharing, practical and cultural resources!
Find out more about previous months' themes:
Fight against violence
Fully committed to the fight against all types of violence (gender-based or sexual violence, moral harassment, discrimination), the USMB offers a range of resources and support services.
Awareness campaigns are also organized throughout the academic year.
Whether you're a victim or a witness, the university has set up a number of mechanisms to welcome you, listen to you and support you. You can contact them at any time during the academic year.
Want to learn more about sexist and sexual violence (SGBV) in the student environment?
The USMB offers you an online module, accessible via Moodle, which you can complete independently, at your own pace. In this MOOCacademics), you'll discover the concepts of consent and VSS, the procedures in place, how to act when you're a witness/victim, and the role of student associations. Quizzes will help you test your knowledge, and you'll also find a host of useful resources.
This module is offered as part of the National Plan to Combat Gender-Based and Sexual Violence run by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
Throughout the year, several workshops are offered to help you understand the issues and consequences of SGBV, act on social representations of sexism and SGBV, and learn about the procedures and resources available to combat such violence.
These exchange and prevention sessions, organized by the Student and Campus Life Service and the Student Health Service, are led by partner groups and professionals.
During the 2023/2024 academic year, Egaé, Fil'actions, the Gendarmeries de Savoie et de Haute Savoie and Sista willbe running them.
Find out about all the workshops on offer in theCampus Diary.
Secure and confidential reporting platform is accessible to the entire USMB university community.
This system ensures a reliable and secure process to facilitate the collection, handling and processing of alerts concerning all types of violence.
Discover how the platform works on video ⬇️