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Sexual Harassment and Assault Are Understudied Health Risks

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They’re linked with high blood pressure, insomnia, and depression.
As public awareness of harassment grows exponentially in the wake of #MeToo, the advocates staffing sexual assault hotlines are taking more calls—and teaching more callers—than ever before.
Research finds being subjected to workplace misconduct can inhibit women’s careers.
Efforts to increase transparency—and safety—at colleges and universities.
Advocates see this as a concrete signal to the scientific community that bad behavior won’t be tolerated.
Meanwhile, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is struggling with its own controversy over whether it properly punishes member harassers.
Pacific Standard looks at the evidence about people who make false accusations of rape, and how to get the best information during sexual assault cases.

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