ABSTRACT
In the fall of 2001, in the wake of the horrible attacks of 9/11, I was in Cambridge, MA, as one of the initial fellows of the newly instantiated Women and Public Policy program at the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Beginning in many ways with the accusations against Harvey Weinstein in Hollywood, powerful men across many industries have found their careers shattered by accusations of sexual assault. And yet despite the many men across a large swath of industries who have been taken down as a result of past sexual misconduct, there have been less public attention and investigation of academic sexual misconduct than might be expected. The results of the recent American Political Science Association poll indicates that this neglect may be remiss. Indeed, a recent Vox poll shows that 60% of women are very or somewhat concerned that the #Metoo movement is causing women to be denied professional opportunities because men are reluctant to work with them.
