Women have limited roles in the science field, with only about 30 percent in senior faculty positions in colleges in the U.S. Many women feel that sexual harassment and lack of credit in the field would be greatly diminished through the addition of more female scientists into positions. Women in the industry such as Dr. Córdova feel strongly about this situation and they believe that "enough is enough" and they wish to end gender harassment for good.
This article is written on November 19, soon after the implementation of the policy that requires academic institutions to report any grantees that are found guilty of gender harassment to the National Science Foundation. The article, through explaining the issues of sexual/gender harassment in the science field, acts as a calling to other fields to begin to recognize possible incidences of similar issues within their institutions; this not only shows the strength of women in the industry but also shows that people should stand up and create policies in order to help resolve issues that arise. The author, Amy Harmon, who I'm assuming is also a woman, seems to agree with the policy enacted by Dr. Córdova, not writing any positions of argument towards it. This source provides Americans, particularly women, with a sense of hope for our country's gender equality and shows that we are improving little by little.
This policy's enactment relates to the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. The Seneca Falls Convention provided a platform for the women to speak out about women's rights, particularly their equality with men; this policy also provides this platform, as women in the science field are standing up for their work and their wish for change.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/science/gender-harassment-science-universities.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUnited%20States&action=click&contentCollection=world®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=10&pgtype=collection
It is nice to see little bits of change here and there. I hope that other fields will take into account what this article says about the positions of women in their careers.
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