Introduction
This past year we’ve all reflected on what museums are for and why we work in them. The thing that …
Workforce
Glossary
Bullying is a conscious act and our definition of bullying centres around the concept of sustained intention. For this research …
Resources
Your organisation Your organisation should have policies, procedures, and support in place. For larger museums or museum services you may …
Background
The Sticks and Stones research project was developed as part of the Museums Association’s commitment to wellbeing in the sector …
Our findings
Participation in the research was high, 510 people responded to an open call using an anonymous questionnaire, with a profile …
Our findings: perpetrators
We asked targets to tell us who their perpetrator was: In a high majority (53%) of the cases, the perpetrator …
Our findings: bullying behaviours
We asked respondents to reflect on the bullying behaviours they experienced using 21 predefined examples. The respondents could select as …
Our findings: inclusion
Within the questionnaire there was a direct question relating to the basis of the bullying and whether it was related …
Our findings: impact
The impacts of bullying are varied and lasted different lengths of time. Of our respondents: * These include being signed …
Our findings: support and action
We were interested in the extent to which individuals felt supported by their line manager and their organisation, and the …
Our findings: resolutions
Outcomes As a result of being bullied… Moves and sanctions
Our recommendations
As a result of the research, we have developed a set of recommendations. The recommendations have been grouped as follows: …