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Me: "It's important that they don't stay silent because silence tells the rest of the science community that any woman who speaks out is going to be met with a wall of nonresponse, non-action, that she's alone and it discourages survivors from coming forward & reporting..."
The Superstars of STEM event is featured. Women scientists talks about gender discrimination they've suffered. Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel AO says "I personally find it frustrating when I hear someone strident complaining about the situation today w/o acknowledging progress."
The gaslighting here is cranked up to 11 Other than Prof Patcher, the high-profile men featured in this media story perfectly illustrate how men shut down women & femmes & refuse to have the right conversations or do the right things when it's inconvenient to their worldviews
The @Science_Academy Chief Executive is also featured talking about a forthcoming sexual harassment policy which did not exist while I worked there or when I asked the Academy for it & other changes in 2015 & again in 2018.
It's being released to coincide with this media report
.@StartupShelley speaks on being authentic & truthful on sexual harassment. Well I told WiSA about Prof Speed case as soon as it was public. They did nothing. I called her out for various tweets where she empathises to men harassers (a "witch hunt"). Eg https://twitter.com/search?q=%23metoo%20from%3Aothersociology&src=typd …
So you see the gaslighting is not just by senior White male scientists. It is also by White women in STEM who do not do stand up for all women. Just some women, some of the time, on particular issues. Glad WiSA had a change of heart but their comments here are hollow. Do better
Fact that WiSA say had conversations around "Show me the evidence" sends a LOUD message to ALL women in sci that this org DOES NOT BELIEVE WOMEN & FEMMES. Any organisation that refrains from condemning harassment & discrimination, even after an investigation, is not "authentic."
In an especially damaging interview, Director @WEHI_research refuses to discuss SH cases in his org. He's asked how people could make a SH complaint after leaving if no policies are public? He suggests contacting HR or "I'm googlable on the web." Response to SH is not "google me"
"I think people would feel comfortable doing that" Director WEHI says. No. If a Director thinks women will contact a senior WHite male via googling to report sexual harassment, there are many layers of problems to this approach. Flabbergasted at these flippant comments.
Director WEHI expresses frustration that harassment policies should be made public. (NB. This is equity & diversity 101) He rings HR. He then changes his answer to be more positive. Front stage / backstage of equity & diversity illustrated. best practice only when convenient.
I urge everyone to listen to this podcast in its entirety. An important study for how organisations woefully mismanage harassment (not to mention other discrimination). It shows how leaders can be held up as "champions" of equity when private attitudes & actions are lacking.
Oh Alan, I'm so sorry that you're frustrated. How difficult that must be for you. Try the frustration of having your career and indeed life subject to a culture of sexual violence, and then being called 'strident' for looking to change it
It's also the way Prof Finkel - as the most influential scientist - wants to dictate a more "optimistic" narrative-focus on "progress." Who does that help? It doesn't help women & femmes who daily struggle. Whatever progress is made it's due to brave women & femmes speaking up.
I couldn’t believe this. In my head I heard... W: I’m on fire! M: You need to acknowledge that we put out a fire on a woman somewhere yesterday. We’ve made so much progress.
Oh yes, stridency. That's the problem. Question for Dr. Finkel: When's the last time you called a man strident?
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