1. Ivy Burns PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT IN URI STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS

2. Why so few women in STEM? Women turn away from STEM in college Leave early in college career U.S Department of Education (2007) Girls outperforming boys in science and math Just not interested? Though girls excel, they express less interest Belief one can succeed Lack of role models Bias Family responsibilities Sexual harassment and assault Hill, Catherine, Cristianne Corbert, and Andresse Rose. Why So Few?. 2010. Web. 26 Apr. 2016.

3.  A majority (64%) of all survey respondents, stated that they had personally experienced sexual harassment: i.e. inappropriate or sexual remarks, comments about physical beauty, cognitive sex differences, or other such jokes.  Over 20% of respondents reported that they had personally experienced sexual assault: i.e. physical sexual harassment, unwanted sexual contact, or sexual contact in which they could not or did not give consent, or felt it would be unsafe to fight back or not give consent  “Trainees”  Women respondents 3.5 times more likely to report having experienced sexual harassment than men  More likely to experience assault (26%) SURVEY OF ACADEMIC FIELD EXPERIENCES (SAFE): TRAINEES REPORT HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT Clancy, Kathryn B. H. et al. "Survey Of Academic Field Experiences (SAFE): Trainees Report Harassment And Assault". PLoS ONE 9.7 (2014): e102172. Web.

4. PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT IN URI STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS Demographics Graduate student in STEM Laboratory climate Gender ratios Value Gender differentiation of tasks Verbal Harassment Inappropriate remarks and frequency Reporting mechanisms Physical assault Nonconsensual contact Reporting mechanisms Most options were multiple choice,but write in options were provided in demographics and at the end of sections Reporting mechanisms we provided in consent document, and on final section of survey Goal: To uncover prevalence, give a voice to those affected, and provide resources and information about reporting

5. REPORTING PROCEDURES?  Students responded: PI? Chair? Dean? Women’s Center?  Professors and Deans have not been trained on how to deal with sexual harassment  “We can only hope that they would call affirmative-action, human resources, student affairs or even the women center to Report the incident.”  Who they should be reporting to  Victims don’t know who to contact, if they do, it doesn’t get reported.  stays in house

6.  IRB  Time  Ran for one week  FERPA and emails  Change major aim of project  Fears  Top down  Dissuading some from participating  Finding graduate student offices/lounges/mailboxes CHALLENGES

7.  Working with Women’s Center and GSA  Providing resources  Food for Thought  Talking about the issues  GWS 150  Confronting harassment OUTCOMES & AFTER LIFE Very different from SAFE URI has a harassment problem Training is necessary Clear reporting procedures More resources needed for Grad students Better work environment for women in STEM