Columnist Says Women Should Just Put Up With Sexual Harassment

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What can you do if you’re a woman in the STEM field and you are sexually harassed by a male coworker? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

“What should a scientist do if she catches her adviser eyeing her cleavage? According to an article posted on Science magazine’s website, she should probably just “put up with it” for the sake of her career.

Come again?

The article, entitled “Help! My adviser won’t stop looking down my shirt,” appeared in the advice column “Ask Alice” on Monday morning.

Shortly thereafter, men and women across the Twitterverse voiced their opinions on the iffy advice (scroll down for a selection) — and the article was taken down.”

Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/01/science-sexual-harassment_n_7487284.html

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