Abstract
By a wide margin, members of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) have agreed to take away membership in the prestigious institution from sexual harassers. The members voted 84% to 16% for an amendment to the NAS bylaws that allows the academy’s governing body to expel members who have committed sexual harassment or other offenses. It is not clear how many of the 2,350 US members voted. The National Academies have been under pressure from the scientific community to rid themselves of proven sexual harassers, especially in the wake of a June 2018 National Academies report that found sexual harassment is pervasive in the scientific community. Under the change, the 17-member NAS Council, the academy’s governing body, can rescind membership for code of conduct violations. A committee will be established to review alleged violations. The code of conduct, approved by the NAS Council in December 2018, says that “NAS
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