One of the World’s Biggest Scientific Societies Just Made It Possible to Strip an Honor From Alleged Harassers
Advocates see this as a concrete signal to the scientific community that bad behavior won't be tolerated.
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New Policies Proposed by Betsy DeVos Would Limit the Definition of Sexual Harassment on College Campuses
The proposed policies could go into effect without requiring a vote from Congress.
A Turtle Scientist Loses His Award After He Shows ‘Scantily Clad Female Students’ in His Acceptance Lecture
The rescinded award comes hot on the heels of a grassroots push, among scientists on social media, to get scientific awards removed from alleged harassers.
For Men, a Fear of Being Judged as Inept Incites Sexual Harassment
In a new study, males were more likely to endorse sexually aggressive behavior if they worried they were viewed as incompetent.
Inside the Campaign to Strip Harassers of Their Scientific Honors
Some members of the science community are fighting to ensure that a finding of harassment leads to consequences far beyond whatever the university decides—including their removal from the National Academy of Sciences.
Harassment Is Rife in Science Labs—and University Policies Aren’t Helping
Meanwhile, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is struggling with its own controversy over whether it properly punishes member harassers.
We Need to Make Sure Student Interns Are Not Being Mistreated in Statehouses
There's not been a sudden spike in sexual harassment within our state legislatures; this has been going on for decades. And professors who help send students to statehouse internships need to be mindful of that fact.
The National Science Foundation Is Still Months Away From Finalizing Its Policy on Harassers—but It’s Enforcing the New Rules Anyway
Scientists found to have harassed colleagues or subordinates are now open to having their NSF grants revoked.
Foxes in the Hen House: Could the Animal Welfare World Be An Unusually Bad Place for Women to Work?
One might expect an industry that prioritizes empathy for others to also be a friendly workplace environment for women. But that's not always the case.
All the Other Names Behind the ‘Shitty Media Men’ List
In between the rows of men were writers who had been underestimated, rejected, and pushed out—even if their names were and remain unknown.