Find director’s statements, related NIH blogs, presentations, and other references to learn more about NIH’s continuing commitment to end sexual harassment in the biomedical research enterprise.
PBS News Hour: How NIH plans
to fight the sexual harassment that
could drive women away from science.
PBS News Hour: How NIH plans
to fight the sexual harassment that
could drive women away from science.
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Letter on Sexual Harassment from NIH Leadership to Signing Officials at NIH Applicant and Awardee Organizations: Important Notice - (March 16, 2019) (PDF - 140 KB)
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NIH Director’s Statements
- Combating sexual harassment (June 11, 2020)
- Creating meaningful reforms to end sexual harassment in science (December 12, 2019)
- Update on NIH’s efforts to address sexual harassment in science (February 28, 2019)
- Changing the Culture of Science to End Sexual Harassment (September 17, 2018)
- Additional Information on Sexual Harassment Policy at NIH (September 19, 2018)
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NIH Policies to Address Sexual and Gender Harassment in NIH-supported Extramural Research (September 2018)
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NIH Open Mike Blogs:
- New Steps to Help Ensure Safe Work Environments for NIH-Supported Research (June 2020)
- Achieving Gender Equity at Conferences (July 22, 2019)
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How to Notify NIH about a Concern that Sexual Harassment is Affecting an NIH-Funded Activity at a Grantee Institution (June 2019)
Update on NIH’s Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment in Science (February 2019) - New Application Requirements for Institutional Training Grants: Letter of Institutional Commitment to Harassment and Discrimination Protections (November 9, 2018)
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NIH Policies to Address Sexual and Gender Harassment in NIH-supported Extramural Research (September 2018)
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Advisory Committee to the Director Report: Changing the Culture to End Sexual Harassment (December 2019)
- Executive Summary (PDF - 268 KB)
- Presentation (PDF - 1.2 MB)
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Final Report (PDF - 1.2 MB)
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Advisory Committee to the Director presentation video: NIH Anti-Harassment Actions . Lawrence Tabak, NIH Deputy Director (June 2018 - see 4 hours and 34 minutes in the recording)
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Revised expectations for prevention of discrimination and harassment in NIH conference grants (first published in May 2016 under PA-16-294)
- Nature Correspondence : Policy: NIH Push to Stop Sexual Harassment. Michael Lauer, Hannah Valantine, and Francis Collins (March 2016)