| Title |
Survey of Academic Field Experiences (SAFE): Trainees Report Harassment and Assault
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0102172 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kathryn B. H. Clancy, Robin G. Nelson, Julienne N. Rutherford, Katie Hinde |
| Abstract |
Little is known about the climate of the scientific fieldwork setting as it relates to gendered experiences, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. We conducted an internet-based survey of field scientists (N = 666) to characterize these experiences. Codes of conduct and sexual harassment policies were not regularly encountered by respondents, while harassment and assault were commonly experienced by respondents during trainee career stages. Women trainees were the primary targets; their perpetrators were predominantly senior to them professionally within the research team. Male trainees were more often targeted by their peers at the research site. Few respondents were aware of mechanisms to report incidents; most who did report were unsatisfied with the outcome. These findings suggest that policies emphasizing safety, inclusivity, and collegiality have the potential to improve field experiences of a diversity of researchers, especially during early career stages. These include better awareness of mechanisms for direct and oblique reporting of harassment and assault and, the implementation of productive response mechanisms when such behaviors are reported. Principal investigators are particularly well positioned to influence workplace culture at their field sites. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 429 | 32% |
| United Kingdom | 101 | 8% |
| Canada | 72 | 5% |
| Australia | 25 | 2% |
| Germany | 15 | 1% |
| Spain | 14 | 1% |
| Brazil | 11 | <1% |
| France | 9 | <1% |
| India | 8 | <1% |
| Other | 107 | 8% |
| Unknown | 546 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 786 | 59% |
| Scientists | 461 | 34% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 68 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 18 | 1% |
| Unknown | 4 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 3% |
| Australia | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 634 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 154 | 23% |
| Researcher | 99 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 90 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 51 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 41 | 6% |
| Other | 122 | 18% |
| Unknown | 108 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 157 | 24% |
| Social Sciences | 109 | 16% |
| Environmental Science | 58 | 9% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 44 | 7% |
| Psychology | 30 | 5% |
| Other | 130 | 20% |
| Unknown | 137 | 21% |
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