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.

The National Science Foundation, the federal agency that oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program, published a report in 2022 in which 59% of women said they’d experienced harassment or assault while on the ice, and 72% of women said such behavior was a problem in Antarctica.

But the problem goes beyond the harassment, The Associated Press found. In reviewing court records and internal communications, and in interviews with more than a dozen current and former employees, the AP uncovered a pattern of women who said their claims of harassment or assault were minimized by their employers, often leading to them or others being put in further danger.

  • Flying Squid
    -1•10 months ago

    Well, again, women are not being raped right and left in the UK and Australia. So maybe that’s not the only solution.

      • Flying Squid
        -3•10 months ago

        Please show me the difference between rape stats in the US and the UK. And don’t tell me to look it up for myself, that’s your job.

          • Flying Squid
            -5•10 months ago

            Waiting for that data on rape. You made claim. Let’s see it.

              • Flying Squid
                -2•10 months ago

                That’s not what I asked for. I asked for a comparison with the U.S… I knew you’d be dishonest, which is part of the reason I’m blocking you.

                • @[email protected]
                  2•10 months ago

                  If I were a woman in the uk and I was told I’m not allowed to use a gun to protect myself from a rapist because it happens less than in the US, that’s not going to make me feel any better. It still happens.

                  • Flying Squid
                    0•10 months ago

                    Where is the large group of British women calling for legalizing guns if that’s the case?

      • Flying Squid
        -4•10 months ago

        If UK and Australia have just as bad rape problems as the rest of the world and the rest of the world includes the U.S., where lots of women own guns, that doesn’t sound like a solution.

          • Flying Squid
            -7•10 months ago

            If only there were lots of non-lethal things that would stop an attacker. Nope. People can only protect themselves with guns and absolutely nothing else in the world.