Christina Richey Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Christina Richey The power dynamic leads junior scholars to feel afraid or unable to speak up for themselves, one of the major forces in many cases of harassment is a power balance in favor of the harasser. Early career scientists are vulnerable to more senior men and women who mix professional mentoring with personal attention. Christina Richey living Institutions appear to be more worried about self-preservation than about their most vulnerable members, it's understandable from a financial standpoint, frankly, but when we don't see notorious harassers being fired or suffering any adverse consequences, we are less confident that complaints will be heard and adjudicated fairly. Then there are fewer complaints and less enforcement. Christina Richey living