Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish.
  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    36·
    1 year ago

    Yeah this headline and even bot summary downplay all of this. Rape allegations were being automatically changed to “harassment” and one woman felt it necessary to carry a hammer in her sports bar or on her person to defend against rape…

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    266·
    1 year ago

    They won’t stop serving alcohol because it would make the jobs unappealing… Maybe they shouldn’t want the kind of employees that find deployment appealing only if alcohol is available, but that might just be me 🤷

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        32·
        1 year ago

        I’m sure they’re able to find tons of sober candidates and from what we can read in that story, they would probably have more women candidates if it became a “dry town”, especially for a second round living there as I’m sure none of them want to go twice unless it’s as a couple.