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.

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    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.

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            1 year 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.

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              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.

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                  If what’s the case? If my personal feelings on the matter are the case? They are the case, it makes no difference that there’s not a big push in the uk for women to have guns, I feel this way because I feel this way.

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                    Now you, like the other person, are just being dishonest. What I said was clear. I’m not playing this game with you.

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                    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.

                    In THAT case.