Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish.

The National Science Foundation, the federal agency that oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program, published a report in 2022 in which 59% of women said they’d experienced harassment or assault while on the ice, and 72% of women said such behavior was a problem in Antarctica.

But the problem goes beyond the harassment, The Associated Press found. In reviewing court records and internal communications, and in interviews with more than a dozen current and former employees, the AP uncovered a pattern of women who said their claims of harassment or assault were minimized by their employers, often leading to them or others being put in further danger.

  • girlfreddy
    45·
    1 year ago

    When you hear men joke about what women they’re gonna try to f’k, let them know how shitty that is.

    When you hear men make sexist jokes, let them know how shitty that is.

    When you hear men talk about their wives as somehow less than, let them know how shitty that is.

    And if you ever think any of those things in your own mind, remind yourself how shitty that is.