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Sexual harassment in STEM: ‘It’s tragic for society’

"Conversations became increasingly sexual and they eventually progressed to physical touching, like skin on skin on my neck."

"He would actually come up to where I was staying at the observatory at 11 p.m. at night, and knock on the door and wait on my porch as I would hide under my bed with all of the lights off."

"It became clear that he actually wanted a sexual relationship. … He got very drunk and physically separated me from the group."

These are the experiences of three women who spoke to CNN about a culture of pervasive sexual harassment in academia, especially in the sciences. They were harassed by different men, throughout different parts of their education and careers.

By Sara Ganim CNN

Full Story: http://www.kbzk.com/story/33292225/sexual-harassment-in-stem-its-tragic-for-society

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