This came out 3 years after I stopped working for the Smithsonian.
We deserve better 🫶🏻
We deserve better 🫶🏻
Women Scientists Described A Culture Of Sexual Misconduct At The Smithsonian’s Tropical Research Institute
Many researchers dream of one day working at the Smithsonian’s facility in Panama. But 16 women scientists told BuzzFeed News that their experiences there were nightmares ruled by prominent men who ex...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This came out 3 years after I stopped working for the Smithsonian.
We deserve better 🫶🏻
We deserve better 🫶🏻
As a survivor myself, I was never comfortable with even the chance of putting myself in one of those situations for my job. I shouldn't have had to have those fears. Women should feel safe. Everyone should feel safe from predators. But we watch them "fail up" and get rewarded for horrendous behavior
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
As a survivor myself, I was never comfortable with even the chance of putting myself in one of those situations for my job. I shouldn't have had to have those fears. Women should feel safe. Everyone should feel safe from predators. But we watch them "fail up" and get rewarded for horrendous behavior
I worked in taxonomy for years and was ALWAYS on guard. But as a marine biologist it also closed career opportunities for me. I never felt comfortable being a fisheries observer, I never felt comfortable going to remote research labs, because I heard (and believed) the accounts.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I worked in taxonomy for years and was ALWAYS on guard. But as a marine biologist it also closed career opportunities for me. I never felt comfortable being a fisheries observer, I never felt comfortable going to remote research labs, because I heard (and believed) the accounts.
One of countless enraging examples, I've experienced. A man (30 years my senior) made very inappropriate passes at me on a research trip and for years colleagues would call to warn me before he made research trips my way.
Was he ever fired? No. It was my job to protect myself from him.
Was he ever fired? No. It was my job to protect myself from him.
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
One of countless enraging examples, I've experienced. A man (30 years my senior) made very inappropriate passes at me on a research trip and for years colleagues would call to warn me before he made research trips my way.
Was he ever fired? No. It was my job to protect myself from him.
Was he ever fired? No. It was my job to protect myself from him.
Just a reminder to young women. Your face at 18 is not your forever face. It will change. Please don't try to make it permanent for men, it won't work.
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Just a reminder to young women. Your face at 18 is not your forever face. It will change. Please don't try to make it permanent for men, it won't work.
Simply put, most women enjoy dreaming about living in a place that doesn't actively have a boot on their neck.
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Simply put, most women enjoy dreaming about living in a place that doesn't actively have a boot on their neck.