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But this is how it’s done in Europe 23 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
I am a man who saw several cases of sexual harassment during my time in academia. The worst one (other than the case where I was sexually harassed, which obviously wouldn’t fit here) involves a high p...
When confrontation leads to retaliation 22 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm
I am a biological scientist rather than a philosopher, but as someone who works in a male dominated field I thought my comments might be of interest. In the wake of [a recent high-profile] resignation...
It’s never just you 18 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
By far, not the worst story I have to tell, but the one most easily made anonymous. As an undergraduate, a professor called me into his office to tell me that he had heard there were “rumors” that he...
You want to do research on your research leave? 17 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm
In order to solve the two-body problem, my partner and I once worked in a Scandinavian philosophy department, in a fairly small town. The day-today ‘low’ level sexism was quite appalling. In the year ...
What not to call your postdocs 17 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
At a top-20 institution I overheard a female postdoc being referred to as a ‘fine specimen’. By the department head. I knew she was struggling with confidence.
Sometimes even an “ally” is a sexual harasser 13 Aug 2013 | 08:13 pm
I was referred to your interesting website recently and it revived unpleasant memories from my time as a graduate student in philosophy several years ago. I was in my second year of studies at a top p...
Better than it used to be 12 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
In 1969 when I was a student at UC Berkeley as a Philosophy Major my faculty adviser told me that Philosophy was no place for a woman. When he met with male students he would sometimes meet with them ...
A particularly harrowing account 12 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
of what it’s like to be a woman in philosophy, in the Guardian.
Similar story 11 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
After being notified of [...] scandal, I was disturbed at how similar this story was to one of my own experiences. This is a brief description of what it was like to be the boyfriend of a harassment v...
Sexual harassment, plagiarism and covering up 10 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
I no longer work at college level but when I did the professor of Philosophy quite explicitly told me that if I slept with him he would ensure I was looked after as far as my career went. I did not bu...
