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> closed due to too many cases of harassment. Yes, some say that the reported 70/30 male/female split among the Antarctic employees, along with a macho culture

> closed due to too many cases of harassment. Yes, some say that the reported 70/30 male/female split among the Antarctic employees, along with a macho culture, and liberal access to alcohol - that being one of the most effective drugs at inflaming emotions, social and sexual passions, lowering inhibitions, etc - creates an Antarctic atmosphere that is quite a nasty experience for some people, particularly women e.g. Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/162nadz/women_working_in_antarctica_say_they_were_left_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/162nadz/women_w... Source: https://apnews.com/article/antarctica-sexual-harassment-assault-mcmurdo-nsf-leidos-1207cb4f6c9ad0a8dee22ce693ea3fad https://apnews.com/article/antarctica-sexual-harassment-assa... "Monahon, 35, is one of many women who say the isolated environment and macho culture at the United States research centre in Antarctica have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish." "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 minimised by their employers, often leading to them or others being put in further danger." I haven't seen it, but apparently the 2020 documentary "Picture a Scientist" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_a_Scientist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_a_Scientist) also looks at this phenomenon.

mnky9800n 3y ago
I work with a lot of glaciologists and I think another part of it is that the field is dominated by people who would rather be skiing. That is, they don't so much care about the science as much as the adventure. And adventure bros seem to also overlap a lot with rapists. Coupled with the power of "granting adventure" to impressionable students, postdocs eager to succeed, etc. And you have a great environment to have rape everywhere even without alcohol.
NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
Perhaps isolated places such as this would have been better off if they had stayed single-sex institutions, and not forced integration which seems to cause more harm than good. Perhaps not so P.C. to suggest, but something to think about.

mnky9800n 3y ago

I work with a lot of glaciologists and I think another part of it is that the field is dominated by people who would rather be skiing. That is, they don't so much care about the science as much as the adventure. And adventure bros seem to also overlap a lot with rapists. Coupled with the power of "granting adventure" to impressionable students, postdocs eager to succeed, etc. And you have a great environment to have rape everywhere even without alcohol.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago

Perhaps isolated places such as this would have been better off if they had stayed single-sex institutions, and not forced integration which seems to cause more harm than good. Perhaps not so P.C. to suggest, but something to think about.