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Sexual Harassment of Women
- Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Committee on the Impacts of Sexual Harassment in Academia; Edited by Frazier F. Benya, …
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Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been
devoted to improving the recruitment, retention, and advancement of
women in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine. In
recent years the diversity of those participating in these fields,
particularly the participation of women, has improved and there are
significantly more women entering careers and studying science,
engineering, and medicine than ever before. However, as women
increasingly enter these fields they face biases and barriers and
it is not surprising that sexual harassment is one of these
barriers. Over thirty years the incidence of sexual harassment in
different industries has held steady, yet now more women are in the
workforce and in academia, and in the fields of science,
engineering, and medicine (as students and faculty) and so more
women are experiencing sexual harassment as they work and learn.
Over the last several years, revelations of the sexual harassment
experienced by women in the workplace and in academic settings have
raised urgent questions about the specific impact of this
discriminatory behavior on women and the extent to which it is
limiting their careers. Sexual Harassment of Women explores the
influence of sexual harassment in academia on the career
advancement of women in the scientific, technical, and medical
workforce. This report reviews the research on the extent to which
women in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine are
victimized by sexual harassment and examines the existing
information on the extent to which sexual harassment in academia
negatively impacts the recruitment, retention, and advancement of
women pursuing scientific, engineering, technical, and medical
careers. It also identifies and analyzes the policies, strategies
and practices that have been the most successful in preventing and
addressing sexual harassment in these settings. Table of Contents
Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Sexual Harassment Research 3
Sexual Harassment in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 4
Job and Health Outcomes of Sexual Harassment and How Women Respond
to Sexual Harassment 5 Legal and Policy Mechanisms for Addressing
Sexual Harassment 6 Changing the Culture and Climate in Higher
Education 7 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations References
Appendix A: Committee Biographical Information Appendix B:
Committee Meeting and Workshop Agendas Appendix C: Qualitative
Study of Sexual Harassment in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Appendix D: Consultant Report on the University of Texas System
Campus Climate Survey
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