In her published study, Marina Gertsberg, professor at the University of Melbourne, deals in detail with how the #MeToo movement has changed the relationship between men and women and how it has worsened women's chances on the labor market.
Marina Gertsberg, professor of economics at the University of Melbourne, published study about how the #MeToo initiative, which theoretically supports women, has changed the position of women in academia. Gertsberg conducted the survey with the participation of young economics academics and came to the conclusion that women start fewer new research projects after #MeToo.
According to his analysis, the background to this is that within the same institution, they are much less willing to work with male co-authors since the movement gained strength. He said that this is even more true at universities where the perceived risk of accusations of sexual harassment from men is high.
Thanks to #MeToo, the costs of university research have also increased, which adversely affects women's career opportunities. According to the professor, it is a very bad trend that women do not replace projects by continuing to work on the task with other women or by themselves after the forced interruption of cooperation with men.
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