Perverts on Ice: OIG Inspectors Sent to McMurdo Station in Antarctica, to Tackle Its Culture of Rape and Sexual Assault
Down at the White Continent, it’s every woman for herself.
McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica.
‘Mac-Town’, as the station people call it, is a cluster of buildings hugging the frozen shore, operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
It’s the largest community in Antarctica, with up to 1,200 residents, a hub for American activities on the ‘snow desert’, a place tasked with doing science that can’t be done anywhere else on earth.
It’s also a place reportedly riddled with rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Now, the watchdog office overseeing the NSF is sending investigators to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station to tackle concerns about the prevalence of sexual violence at the U.S.
