Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

Prof Speed then FORWARDS this response to Barbara. She (rightly) sees this as coercion, to force her to bend to his will. In science more so than in other fields, if a supervisor won't give you a recommendation it is a "kiss of death," especially from someone so influential.

Me: "I told @Science_Academy to take very direct action publicly about what they would do with their sexual harassment policies &also pointed them to other materials and practical steps that they could take to be more transparent about where they stand on sexual harassment."

Me: "As leaders in the Australian science community, this type of institution (@Science_Academy) can set the tone for the rest of the science community and they should be using their influence to minimise the harm of sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination."

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