Sexual Harassment Archives

Social Justice

Shari Steele on Digital Privacy and Tackling Harassment at Tor

The Internet privacy pioneer discusses the challenge of making a secure Web browser more accessible, harassment scandals, and why you should be more concerned about your privacy online.

Sarah Scoles

Representative Jackie Speier (D-California) speaks to members of the press during a Democratic Caucus meeting to elect new leadership on Capitol Hill on November 28th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

News in Brief

Will the New Congress Take Up Sexual Harassment in Science?

Several members of Congress are already eying legislation to require universities to report taxpayer-funded harassers to the government.

Francie Diep

National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, D.C.

Social Justice

What America’s Science Agencies Are Doing About Harassment

Activists are putting the pressure on the federal government to leverage its money against alleged sexual harassers.

Francie Diep

How the Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights Can Put Sex Workers First

In their book, Juno Mac and Molly Smith examine sex workers' struggles in the modern world.

Arvind Dilawar

Viewfinder: Harvey Weinstein Goes to Court

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York State Supreme Court on October 11th, 2018, in New York City, a year after the sexual assault and harassment charges against him broke.

Pacific Standard Staff

The Francisco J. Ayala Science Library, which has since been renamed the Science Library.

After Facing Criticism, a Top Scientific Journal Says: No More ‘But Look What Good He’s Done’

The letters-to-the-editor section of Science, one of the world's top scientific journals, is taking a new stance on what arguments it will accept about those accused of sexual harassment.

Francie Diep

The Lede, Issue #36: ‘Binge Mode,’ the Next 10 Years of Pacific Standard, Jerry Brown’s Last Days in Office, and More

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Pacific Standard Staff

Harvey Weinstein leaves the New York City Police Department's First Precinct on May 25th, 2018, in New York.

News in Brief

Quantifying the ‘Weinstein Effect’ One Year Later

Coverage of sexual harassment and assault allegations is up 30 percent compared to the months immediately before the New York Times published its story about Harvey Weinstein.

Francie Diep