Science Has a Sexual Assault Problem

cold fjord writes: Phys.org reports, "The life sciences have come under fire recently with a study published in PLOS ONE that investigated the level of sexual harassment and sexual assault of trainees in academic fieldwork environments. The study found 71% of women and 41% of men respondents experienced sexual harassment, while 26% of women and 6% of men reported experiencing sexual assault. The research team also found that within the hierarchy of academic field sites surveyed, the majority of incidents were perpetrated by peers and supervisors. The New York Times notes, "Most of these women encountered this abuse very early in their careers, as trainees. The travel inherent to scientific fieldwork increases vulnerability as one struggles to work within unfamiliar and unpredictable conditions."

Comments

Re:Is there a single field that doesn't?

[Chelloveck]

I can't think of a single profession which doesn't seem to have a "problem." Makes one wonder.

It tells me that the definitions are too broad to be useful. Oh, crap, I said "broad". Now I'm guilty too!

Re:Is there a single field that doesn't?

[mean pun]

Your description certainly reads like calm and objective description of the situation.

Re:HOw to tell a ridiculous sexual claim.

[narcc]

Similarly, 6% of men experience sexual assault seems on the high side

Have you considered that you may just be unattractive?

Re:Study Questions

[Anonymous Coward]

Fuck that.

Oops there we go again... Now Slashdot has a sexual assault problem.