I'm worried that this is just as common in academia as we are hearing it is in Hollywood and politics. #unacceptable https://medium.com/@kristianlum/statistics-we-have-a-problem-304638dc5de5 …
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You can't know who will violate the norms, so need to have structures in place to address problems when they arise. For example, in the times I have been sexually assaulted the bystanders' reactions have harmed me just as much [sadly if not more so] as the assault itself.
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So while "danger zone" to mean it's the zone causing stuff is misplaced when talking about individual known predators, I do not think it is misplaced when talking about the examples I gave above. Language/semantics are tricky as we all know.

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I personally call places/events "danger/unsafe zones", "toxic", etc., to describe exactly this lack of a code of conduct and/or lack of enforcing the CoC. Kyriarchy/patriarchy is sadly everybody, even women laterally, allowing misogyny and sexism to continue unchecked.

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We all do it. We just need those with more power, predominantly older white men, it seems, to exert some top-down control and enforce a CoC at, e.g., conferences, and generally listen to us when we speak out.
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The whole
#metoo
thing has made me realise that finally speaking out [still very much hurts] but finally has some positive effect on the world and that those with the top-down power to change things are listening to us at/closer to the bottom.
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Absolutely, And those codes of conduct should involve clear statements about both conventional work interactions and more information social interactions. The problem is present in both but manifests differently.
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Sadly messages needs to be made clear that, yes, "don't assault people", but also: "if you see people being assaulted do not ignore it". Many allies are ignorant to us being assaulted and yet are willing to help when it's pointed out.
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