Are universities finally moving towards their #MeToo moment?
Posted in Legal issues on July 31st, 2018 by steve“It’s a sad truth in the science world that hierarchical structures have permitted harassment to thrive. Inherent power imbalances between supervisor and PhD student or between professor and postdoc make an informal challenge to inappropriate behaviour terrifying. And it can feel career-threatening to the victim, since one’s research outputs and letters of reference are likely to be damaged …” (more)
[Athene Donald, Guardian, 27 July]