@PrezHillman: @theNASEM #Sexualharassment report & ways to prevent it
Thrilled to meet @PrezHillman tomorrow and learn from her about @theNASEM report on #sexualharassment of #WomenInSTEM! All are welcome to join me & attend RSVP: http://bit.ly/2ObUU4p #academiatoo #timesup #MeTooSTEMhttps://twitter.com/nyutandon/status/1175747977832480768 …
In a couple of minutes, @PrezHillman will speak about the @theNASEM report on #sexualharassment of #womeninSTEM & ways we can prevent it! Join if you can! Will be tweeting about the report for those unable to make it using #sciencetoo & #academiatoo! #sciengage #AcademicChatterpic.twitter.com/NkOQT8AMyf
@PrezHillman lays the groundwork of @theNASEM study #sciencetoopic.twitter.com/fYQjVd3cEg
@theNASEM report: "progress in closing the #gendergap in #STEM is jeopardized by the persistence of #sexualharassment & its adverse impact on women’s careers in our nation’s colleges and universities" #sciencetoo #academiatoo #metooSTEM #sciengage #AcademicChatter
@theNASEM: #Sexualharassment becomes illegal when it creates a hostile environment (#genderharassment/unwntd sexual attn that is “severe/pervasive” enough to alter the conditions of emplymt/ interfere with one’s work performance /impede one’s ability to get an ed) #sciencetoopic.twitter.com/qJ4xYGXTch
@theNASEM report: "the #academic workplace has the 2nd highest rate of sexual harassment at 58% (the military has the highest rate at 69%) when comparing it with military, private sector & the government" #sciencetoo #academiatoo #AcademicChatter
@theNASEM report: from PennStateU survey "33% of #undergrads, 43% of #graduate #students, and 50% of #medical #students experience #sexualharassment from #faculty or #staff"
#sciencetoo #acadmiatoo #womeninSTEM #AcademicChatterpic.twitter.com/lSelw87vw0
@theNASEM report: This basically sums up how CLIMATE & GENDER CONTENT impact #sexualharassment experiences & how those experiences impact a woman's professional, psychological & physical health #sciencetoo #AcademicChatter #womeninSTEM #metooSTEMpic.twitter.com/LWbmIMX0sy
@theNASEM report @nyutandon: while "ENERGY & $$ is being invested in efforts to attract & retain #womeninSTEM fields, it appears women are often bullied or harassed out of career pathways in these fields" #sciencetoo #academiatoo #AcademicChatter
@theNASEM report: "judicial interpretation of Title IX & VII has incentivized institutions to create policies & training on #sexualharassment that focus on symbolic compliance with current law & avoiding liability, and NOT on preventing SH" #sciencetoo #AcademicChatter
@theNASEM: For those #womeninSTEM that "remain, their ability to contribute & advance in their field can be limited as a consequence of #sexualharassment"...directed at them or the ambient harassment in their school or #retaliation after reporting. #sciencetoo #AcademicChatter
@theNASEM rep: "the cumulative effect of #sexualharassment is a significant & costly loss of talent in academic #STEM, which has consequences for advancing the nation’s economic & social well-being & its overall public health" #sciencetoo #womeninSTEM #AcademicChatter
Ways to combat & prevent #sexualharassment from @theNASEM:
-achieve greater gender & racial equity in HIRING & PROMOTIONS
-foster respectful work behavior & professionalism at ALL levels, & should EVALUATE faculty & staff on these criteria (1/n)
#academiatoo #womeninSTEM
-provide training to build a positive organizational CLIMATE not simply as a method of ensuring compliance with laws
-use training approaches that develop skills to INTERRUPT & INTERVENE when inappropriate behavior occurs (2/n) #academiatoo #womeninSTEM #metooSTEM
-Anti–sexual harassment training programs should focus on clearly communicating behavioral EXPECTATIONS, specifying CONSEQUENCES for failing to meet them, & identifying the MECHANISMS to be utilized when these expectations are NOT met.
(3/n) #academiatoo #womeninSTEM #metooSTEM
-Address the most common form of #sexualharassment: #gender #harassment
-Move beyond legal compliance to address CULTURE & CLIMATE
-Develop & SHARE clear, accessible, and consistent policies on #sexualharassment & standards of behavior (4/n)
#academiatoo #womeninSTEM #metooSTEM
-be TRANSPARENT about how they are handling reports of #sexualharassment:
1) # & what type of policy violations reported
2) # currently under investigation
3) # adjudicated & disciplinary actions taken..shared with admin, faculty, student, alumni, staff (5/n)
#academiatoo
- be accountable for the CLIMATE within their organization & use surveys to further investigate & address systemic #sexualharassment
-SH should be equally important as research misconduct (6/n)
#academiatoo #metooSTEM
-Diffuse the hierarchical and dependent relationship between trainees & faculty i.e., mentoring networks or committee-based advising & departmental funding rather than funding only from a PI) to reduce the risk of #sexualharassment (7/n) #academiatoo cc: @LeiaStirling
- convey that reporting #sexualharassment is an HONORABLE & COURAGEOUS action, develop approaches to prevent the target from experiencing or fearing RETALIATION
-strong and diverse leadership
(8/n) #academiatoo #metooSTEM
-College & university presidents, provosts, deans, department chairs & program directors must make the REDUCTION & PREVENTION of #sexualharassment an EXPLICIT goal of their tenure (9/n) cc: @jelenazk @nyuniversity @theNASEM #academiatoo #metooSTEM #womeninSTEM
-support & facilitate leaders at university, school/college, department & lab to devlp skills in leadership, conflict resolution, mediation, negotiation & de-escalation, & ensure a clear understanding of policies & procedure for handling #sexualharassment (10/n) #academiatoo
-Measure progress
1) employ valid methodologies established by social science research on #sexualharassment
2) conduct more wide-ranging assessments using measures in addition to campus climate surveys, ie ethnography, focus groups & exit interviews (11/n)
#academiatoo
-apply for awards from the #STEM Equity Achievement (@aaas_SEAChange) program
-Accreditation bodies should consider efforts to create diverse, in- clusive, & respectful environments when evaluating institutions (12/n)
#academiatoo @theNASEM cc @jelenazk
-Federal agencies (@NSF, @NIH, @NASA, etc) should incentivize efforts to reduce #sexualharassment in academia (13/n)
#sciencetoo #metooSTEM cc: @LeiaStirling @ChrisLy @wmwuest @KafuiDzirasa
-Encourage involvement of professional societies & other organizations
-Initiate legislative action
-Address the failures to meaningfully enforce Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination
-Increase federal agency action & collaboration
(14/n) #academiatoo
-Conduct necessary research where funding agencies support it
-Make the ENTIRE academic community RESPONSIBLE for REDUCING & PREVENTING #sexualharassment
(15/15) #academiatoo @theNASEM #metooSTEM #whatwecando #womeninSTEM #diversity&inclusion
Organized by @jkmontclare, today @PrezHillman spoke about “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Condequenecs in Academics Sciences, Engineering and Medicine”, a report released in 2018 by @theNASEM #ScienceToopic.twitter.com/founnsCOKr
Faculty and members of the NYU Tandon community gather this evening for dinner with @PrezHillman #ScienceToopic.twitter.com/EZYv0h7Vvo