I fear that the true legacy of this whole scandal, only ever uttered in the privacy of a Principal Investigator’s mind, is that they should avoid mentoring women as much as possible, and attractive young women in particular. Or if they want to mentor a woman, they should significantly limit the closeness of the relationship, no breakfasts, no closed-door talks, no conferences together.
Sure, but that might be too hard, in the same way that a recovering alcoholic wouldn’t want to keep whisky close-by. Or there is a view that this risk is present even if nothing sexual happened at all.
I fear that the true legacy of this whole scandal, only ever uttered in the privacy of a Principal Investigator’s mind, is that they should avoid mentoring women as much as possible, and attractive young women in particular. Or if they want to mentor a woman, they should significantly limit the closeness of the relationship, no breakfasts, no closed-door talks, no conferences together.
Not having sex with their mentees seems like a place to start.
Sure, but that might be too hard, in the same way that a recovering alcoholic wouldn’t want to keep whisky close-by. Or there is a view that this risk is present even if nothing sexual happened at all.
It may be too late for some, but the idea is not to become an alcoholic in the first place.
But I agree with your second objection; innocence is not a reliable defense against false accusation. :(