REPORT
Harassment, gender-based or sexual violence, discrimination, sexist behaviour, physical or verbal violence, cyberbullying, psychosocial risks… Are you a victim of or witness to a situation that concerns you? There are people and support systems available to listen to you, advise you, guide you and support you.
Are you a victim of or witness to a concerning situation: who can you contact?
Harassment, gender-based or sexual violence, discrimination, sexist behaviour, physical or verbal violence, cyberbullying, psychosocial risks… Are you a victim of or witness to a situation that concerns you? There are people and support systems available to listen to you, advise you, guide you or support you.
Victim or Witness: You don’t have to wait for a situation to get worse before speaking up or seeking advice. It’s not always easy to determine on your own whether the events you’re facing legally constitute harassment, discrimination, gender-based or sexual violence, or another situation that requires intervention. You do not need to have already legally classified the events or be certain of their severity to reach out for help. A doubt, a sense of unease, repeated behavior, or a situation you witness may be reason enough to seek advice.
If you are a witness, you can also take action: reporting a situation or reaching out for help can help protect and support someone in distress.
First point of contact: resource persons within the IPGP
Speaking up, seeking advice, or reporting a situation is already a first step. Several people are available to talk to: choose the one with whom you feel most comfortable speaking. Depending on your situation and status, several options are available to you.
If you are an IPGP staff member, a doctoral student, or a student enrolled at the institution, there are several contacts you can reach out to directly at the IPGP. Depending on the nature of the situation, you can speak with the person with whom you feel most comfortable communicating.
Equality, violence, discrimination, harassment and sexist behaviour officer
AVDHAS (Acts of violence, discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment) Officer: Dimitri Rigoussen
Occupational health doctor : ">Isabelle Roque (UPCité) ; ">Alessandro Viggiano (CNRS)
Director of Human Resources: Romain Legout
The IPGP Human Resources Department is available to listen to you and discuss any situation encountered in the workplace, advise you and support you with any steps that may need to be taken.
IPGP Board of Directors of IPGP: Jean-Philippe Avouac (Director) and/or Ana Claudia Fonseca Brefe (Director General of Administration)
The IPGP Executive Management is and will remain available to listen to staff members facing a difficult situation or wishing to bring to its attention incidents of which they are victims or witnesses.
For doctoral candidates
Doctoral candidates may also contact their thesis supervisor, the head of their
team or laboratory, or any of the resource persons listed on this page.
Please note that all parties involved are required to preserve the source’s anonymity (if this is a clearly expressed request) and to maintain the confidentiality of the discussions.
You wish to report a situation
If you are a victim of or witness to harassment, gender-based or sexual violence, discrimination, racism, antisemitism, physical or verbal violence, cyberviolence, cyberbullying or psychosocial risks, you may also use Université Paris Cité’s reporting system.
Université Paris Cité reporting platform
The platform enables both victims and witnesses to bring a situation to the University’s attention so that it can be
reviewed and the person concerned can be directed to the appropriate support and assistance.
Access the reporting platform: https://signalement.app.u-pariscite.fr
Full description of the Université Paris Cité reporting platform
Are you a CNRS employee, or is the person in question a CNRS employee?
CNRS staff members also have access to a dedicated reporting system.
You can report a situation or contact the CNRS reporting service at:
CNRS staff members hosted at the IPGP may, of course, also contact the IPGP resource persons listed on this page.
Specific cases involving field assignments or work outside the office: preventing the risks of gender-based and sexual harassment and violence
CNRS provides a practical guide dedicated to preventing the risks of gender-based and sexual harassment and violence during scientific missions, particularly when they take place in isolated settings or involve group living arrangements. It outlines the main risk factors as well as concrete preventive measures to be implemented before, during, and after the mission.
Contact Information and Useful Links
France Victimes: 116 006
Cnaé (National Coordination for Student Support):
– https://enavanttoutes.fr/
– by phone at 0 800 737 800 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays
– by email at
National helpline for women who are victims of violence: 3919