ecent studies are showing that sexualized violence occurs in various areas of life, including higher education, education and sport, the Institute of Sports Science (IfS) considers it necessary to sharpen the agreement on partnership-based behavior at the University of Münster.

As part of a project on the "Prevention of sexualized violence", the IfS of the University of Münster set out to write a position paper in October 2019. The position paper was awarded the University of Münster Equality Prize 2021. A working group (WG) led by Dr. Lena Henning and Axel Binnenbruck was set up to continue working on the topic at various levels. The basis is a position paper that contains a clear position against sexualized violence at the Institute of Sport as well as concrete measures in the teaching and structure of the institute. The IfS Executive Board unanimously adopted the position paper in November 2021. The basis for this included the research findings of the working group led by Bettina Rulofs from the DSHS Cologne, the collaboration of Dr Lena Henning in the ad hoc working group of the dvs and concepts and guidelines developed by the German Sports Youth for the prevention of sexualized violence in sport.