Sexual harassment plagues academic science, and colleges and universities that train scientists need a culture change so women won’t be bullied out of the field, according to a new U.S.-based report.
It’s time to treat sexual harassment as seriously as research misconduct, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said Tuesday in recommendations aimed at U.S. institutions of higher education and groups that fund them.
While women are still outnumbered by men, universities are recruiting more women to science-related fields than ever before — but the new report makes clear that pervasive sexual harassment puts those gains at risk.
“If we are losing talent in science, engineering and medicine, then that is something that is detrimental to our country
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