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.

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    1 year ago

    Ohhh, the “it doesn’t happen, and if it does, it doesn’t matter anyway,” type argument. Love those.

    Also, the user above was saying NZ would be the stopping point. Do you just have a hard time deciphering these things?