Is there perhaps too much emphasis on punishment and not enough on prevention? Skimming through comments there is a lot of talk about reporting and dealing with situations. But I have a feeling there are too many of these situations occurring in EA. I feel like there is a lot of work to do in terms of culture and here I think CEA cannot be expected to do this alone. I think the onus is on us males to e.g. really make it clear whenever we overhear conversations that are inappropriate to make this clear, no matter how uncomfortable that makes us feel or if the person making the inappropriate comments has power. I am happy to work with people if there is a group of males that want to get together e.g. a pledge and collect signatures or some other initiative that could give people more comfort in combating bad culture (just DM me).
Also, I think there is a distinction to make between EA in general and people employed by EA orgs. For the former, as we are a big tent, I do not expect us to be able to have as low “case numbers” as e.g. McKinsey. But for employees in EA orgs I expect us to be best in class. We are after all altruists and should take this part of our identity seriously.
Lastly, and as others have pointed out, there seems to be unnecessary reputational risks from associating with EA. While I feel most strongly about the suffering of survivors, I am also concerned that high caliber people in EA are afraid to associate with a brand that has a reputation for sexual misconduct. It might also make it harder for all of us needing to reach out beyond EA to make people trust us.
Is there perhaps too much emphasis on punishment and not enough on prevention? Skimming through comments there is a lot of talk about reporting and dealing with situations. But I have a feeling there are too many of these situations occurring in EA. I feel like there is a lot of work to do in terms of culture and here I think CEA cannot be expected to do this alone. I think the onus is on us males to e.g. really make it clear whenever we overhear conversations that are inappropriate to make this clear, no matter how uncomfortable that makes us feel or if the person making the inappropriate comments has power. I am happy to work with people if there is a group of males that want to get together e.g. a pledge and collect signatures or some other initiative that could give people more comfort in combating bad culture (just DM me).
Also, I think there is a distinction to make between EA in general and people employed by EA orgs. For the former, as we are a big tent, I do not expect us to be able to have as low “case numbers” as e.g. McKinsey. But for employees in EA orgs I expect us to be best in class. We are after all altruists and should take this part of our identity seriously.
Lastly, and as others have pointed out, there seems to be unnecessary reputational risks from associating with EA. While I feel most strongly about the suffering of survivors, I am also concerned that high caliber people in EA are afraid to associate with a brand that has a reputation for sexual misconduct. It might also make it harder for all of us needing to reach out beyond EA to make people trust us.