McMurdo: Incidents of sexual harassment have become common in cities or villages, but in an isolated region like Antarctica, when such incidents begin to happen, women have to take it upon themselves to protect themselves.
According to the world news agency AFP, 35-year-old Monahon is one of many women who were sexually harassed by the staff of the American research institute McMurdo Station in the icy desert of Antarctica. Started carrying the pass hammer as a weapon.
Monahon said that sexual harassment and assault is being allowed to flourish at the US research center in Antarctica. If the higher authorities at the center are not protecting them, they need to protect themselves.
The National Science Foundation, the US government agency that oversees the US Antarctic program, published a report in 2022 that found 59 percent of women had complained that they had been sexually harassed or assaulted at a US research facility in Antarctica. was targeted and 72 percent of women confirmed such incidents. While among them there were women victims who were subjected to rape but it was presented as sexual harassment.
On the other hand, after reviewing court records, reviewing internal communications and interviewing more than a dozen current and former female employees, AFP uncovered the fact that women’s complaints of harassment or assault by multiple employers were not reported. are suppressed or avoided.
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