Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish.
They won’t stop serving alcohol because it would make the jobs unappealing… Maybe they shouldn’t want the kind of employees that find deployment appealing only if alcohol is available, but that might just be me 🤷
I’m sure they’re able to find tons of sober candidates and from what we can read in that story, they would probably have more women candidates if it became a “dry town”, especially for a second round living there as I’m sure none of them want to go twice unless it’s as a couple.
They won’t stop serving alcohol because it would make the jobs unappealing… Maybe they shouldn’t want the kind of employees that find deployment appealing only if alcohol is available, but that might just be me 🤷
Who else would like to live in Antarctica tho?
I’m sure they’re able to find tons of sober candidates and from what we can read in that story, they would probably have more women candidates if it became a “dry town”, especially for a second round living there as I’m sure none of them want to go twice unless it’s as a couple.