2021 AAPM Virtual 63rd Annual Meeting
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Session Title: "Picture a Scientist": Toward Gender Equity
Question 1: What is Title IX?
Reference:Information and Resources on Title IX, from https://sites.ed.gov/titleix/, accessed 4/26/2021.
Choice A:A federal civil rights law in the US that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or education program that receives federal money.
Choice B:An international law that requires equal access to sports in college, private or public.
Choice C:A federal privacy law that affords parents the right to have access to their children’s educational records.
Choice D:A federal law that provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year.
Question 2: Sexual harassment includes gender harassment, such as verbal and nonverbal behaviors that convey hostility, objectification, exclusion, or second-class status about members of one gender.
Reference:National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/24994.
Choice A:True
Choice B:False
Question 3: Superiors are more likely to commit sexual harassment than coworkers and peers.
Reference:National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/24994.
Choice A:True
Choice B:False
Question 4: The greatest predictor of the occurrence of sexual harassment in the workplace is:
Reference:National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/24994.
Choice A:Organizational climate
Choice B:Ratio of men/women
Choice C:Total number of employees
Choice D:Percent of employees who are underrepresented minorities
Question 5: The percentage of women faculty and staff who encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia is:
Reference:National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/24994.
Choice A:Less than 20%
Choice B:Between 20 and 30%
Choice C:Between 30 and 40%
Choice D:Greater than 50%
Question 6: The least common response of a woman to sexual harassment in the workplace is:
Reference:National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/24994.
Choice A:Appeasing the harasser.
Choice B:Ignoring the harasser.
Choice C:Seeking social support.
Choice D:Formally reporting.
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