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Women in Antarctica face assault and harassment – and a legacy of exclusion and mistreatment

  • Written by Daniella McCahey, Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University
Women in Antarctica face assault and harassment – and a legacy of exclusion and mistreatmentWomen in Antarctica experience significant barriers of sexism, prejudice and abuse.milehightraveler/E+ via Getty Images

A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community” – and that efforts “dedicated to prevention...

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