Let's talk about harassment in academia | Spinoff Episode 6 - w/ Anastasiia & Eleanna

The Science Basement Podcast

We all have experienced the heat of the moment: utter words that weren’t meant to be said and often make things worse. It is natural to have rough days and can easily resolve such situations. Now imagine if this behaviour becomes a norm. When you, or someone else, find yourself under constant fire of such uncivil behaviour. These instances are labeled as harassment or bullying and are a serious problem in academic circles. Paradoxically, they are often covered up and left unresolved, allowing them to carry on and erode the very fabric of our academic community. Join us to break down the problem of harassment in academia. We will uncover the many faces it carries, offer tips for addressing it, and hear a couple of our brave listeners who share their stories with academic harassment. References: 1. Efforts to prevent sexual harassment in academia (Swedish Council for Higher Education) https://www.uhr.se/globalassets/_uhr.se/publikationer/2020/uhr-efforts-to-prevent-sexual-harassment-in-academia.pdf 2. Oksanen et al., 2021, Hate and harassment in academia: the rising concern of the online environment https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00787-4 3. Bondestam & Lundqvist (2020) Sexual harassment in higher education – a systematic review https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2020.1729833 4. Täuber et al. (2022) Harassment as a consequence and cause of inequality in academia: A narrative review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101486 5. Wellcome Trust report "What Researchers Think About the Culture They Work In" https://wellcome.org/reports/what-researchers-think-about-research-culture 6. Täuber & Mahmoudi (2022) How bullying becomes a career tool https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01311-z Your hosts for this episode are Eleanna Asvestari & Anastasiia Marmyleva. Editing by Kerttu Kalander. Episode cover by Eleanna Asvestari, Anastasiia Marmyleva, & Marie-Noëlle Paludetto. TSB podcast logo by Tomás Garnier Artiñano. Jingle: Stay Groovy. Beat provided by freebeats.io Produced by White Hot. Follow The Science Basement: Homepage: www.thesciencebasement.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ScienceBasement Instagram: @sciencebasement Twitter: @ScienceBasement Email: [email protected]