When she goes to the computer labs to do her homework, she finds some of her male peers displaying images of scantily clad females. Barbara feels uncomfortable and out of place in the lab when she sees these pictures. The display of the pictures makes it difficult for her to do her work. When sexual harassment is found to have occurred, the University will vigorously pursue disciplinary action. Users of CCSO facilities should be aware of the public nature of shared facilities, and take care not to display images or play sounds which could create an atmosphere of harassment for others.
Similar considerations apply to electronic mail exchanges.
If the problem persists, contact the Assistant Dean for Sexual Harassment, Mary Ellen O'Shaughnessey, at 333-9183. CMU Computer Science Graduate Students and Staff. A summary of the experiences of a group of Carnegie Mellon computer science students and staff members when they urged members of the community to stop displaying pictures of naked women on computer screens. MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Technical Report 1315, 1991. Excellent source of information and citations on why so few women choose science and engineering as a career.