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Harassment and assault: ‘Disheartening’ trends

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By Paul Smaglik

The belief that rules of workplace conduct don’t apply away from a university setting helps to perpetuate a culture that gives rise to sexual assault and harassment of female scientists conducting field research, says a co-author of a report published this month in American Anthropologist.

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Sexual harassment: A continuing struggle

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The US scientific community is still searching for a solution to the toxic issue of sexual harassment.

The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) in Washington DC are conducting a study on how sexual harassment in academia influences the career advancement of women in the scientific, technical and medical workforce.

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