Dr. Mom, My Adventures as a Mommy-Scientist

Discussion of my journey from grad school to postdoc to tenure with two kids, a husband, (and a bit of breast cancer) in tow.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Please check out this story of gender harassment. Really beyond the pale.

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/government/87/8746gov2.html

At 11:15 AM , Allison said...: I love that the school's defense (which also doesn't seem to be true) is, "No, really, it just sucks to work for us no matter who you are."

And it can't be a big department: this guy still can't get their names right? seriously? gah.
At 11:35 AM , Unknown said...: This story brings up a lot of good points. I think of times I've been "pressured" sexually by both men and women, the context, and how good I was at handling it. But according to data from auto essay typer some people are not so confident and fearless, or just plain unlucky, and are more vulnerable -- either an attempt at same sex activity, masculine bullying, or a female supervisor insinuating sex. At 16 I beat up a grown man who groped me in a public restroom, it was scary. Those types of experiences should open men's eyes at the frequent and common harassment (and rape) that women face.