Hi Jacqui
Yes, spot on. It seemed the only way to get some action was for a group of women to band together along with the BuzzFeed's investigation/reporting.
This is part of the
statement from Berkley Uni. You've probably already read it though.
It is important to understand that as Berkeley’s leadership considered disciplinary options, we did not have the authority, as per University of California policy, to unilaterally impose any disciplinary sanctions, including termination. Discipline of a faculty member is a lengthy and uncertain process. It would include a full hearing where the standards of evidence that would be used are higher than those that are applied by the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) in the course of its investigations. The process would also be subject to a three-year statute of limitations.
Our objective was to protect our students by immediately preventing any re-occurrence of the behavior described in the investigative report.
An fb buddy of mine - she's studying astronomy at university - made this interesting comment to me:
"It was interesting to read the different reactions of female and male researchers on Twitter. Most of the guys I follow were like "WHAT??? Outrageous!" And most of the women were like "Oh this sh*t again? What a shock."
When I posted it on our IIS facebook page, it had a reach of over 1,600 people (meaning it hit that many peoples fb timelines), yet only one person "Liked" it and zero comments. The worst performing post I think I've done in the nearly 3 years I've been running the page. Interesting. They either don't know who he is or didn't care or... I don't know
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