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Picture a Scientist
2020 · Film · documentary · 94 min
Directed by Ian Cheney, Sharon Shattuck
Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But there is a growing group of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists, exposing longstanding discrimination, and leading the way in making science more inclusive.
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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, 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/ Source: https://apnews.com/article/antarctica-sexual-harassment-assault-mcmurdo-nsf-leidos-1207cb4f6c9ad0a8dee22ce693ea3fad
"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) also looks at this phenomenon.
The documentary "Picture a Scientist" https://www.pictureascientist.com/ describes some of this--it's gutting to watch.