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...committee's 1990 report on women in the sciences found "blatant and appalling" examples of sexual harassment and sexism. Today, jokes and pictures that make women scholars uncomfortable can still be found in Harvard science labs, according to McKay Professor of Computer Science Barbara J. Grosz, who was chair of the committee when the report was written and is still a member...
...Imagine yourself in a group, all of whom are different from you and think what you're doing doesn't matter very much," Grosz said of the situation for some women. Although some departments have tried to change the atmosphere, "I don't think Harvard up to this point has made nearly the effort it could make," Grosz said...
...standing committee is nearly finished with a long process of interviews, research and tabulation on the status of women in science at Harvard, and Grosz said she is "cautiously optimistic" about the Faculty's progress, though preliminary findings are mixed...
Committee members have interviewed graduate students in the sciences and officials have also spoken with chairs of departments about efforts to recruit and retain female professors, Grosz said...
...Grosz said there is hope for progress. She points to some reforms the University has implemented since the 1990 report. For example, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has begun an escort service and parental leave policy, she said...