The fact that Knouse had her own lab - she was not a subordinate of Sabatini - and she was the one primarily pursuing the relationship are rarely mentioned. Why

The fact that Knouse had her own lab - she was not a subordinate of Sabatini - and she was the one primarily pursuing the relationship are rarely mentioned. Why is only one party being punished when both are culpable? It'd odd how the passive actor who, as you put it, "let the relationship start" has greater culpability than the one taking the initiative to start the relationship. Evidently the people enforcing these policies don't see women as equals, in their eyes women lack the same degree of responsibility and agency as men. Furthermore, the claims that Sabatini had harassed other women are totally unfounded yet outlets continue to insist that Sabatini was a serial harasser.