These are systems problems. You need not only effective leadership, but also a culture where reports are investigated by a disinterested third party, strong guardrails that good faith reporters aren't retaliated against, and harsh penalties when evidence finds someone guilty. No slaps on the wrist, no dismissals of reports, no leadership chains where someone can squash an investigation either as a favor or out of reputational risk. Trust and Safety reporting should be mandatory as a condition of ongoing funding of polar ops.

Accused? Confined to quarters until investigation completes. Accusations found to be true? Brig until the next transport flight is in and than permanently removed from service at the station, and banned from employment with any org that could put you in a role where you might end up at the continent again.

It's not so much a leader just saying "SA is bad," but more a leader taking decisive action to shut it down as soon as it pops up. That means a harsh warning on the first offense, and dismissal on the second, regardless of the offender's rank or skill. Anything less means there's room for abusive behavior to take root.

It's not about needing someone to say it's bad, but about someone having decisive power and applying it.

“Should” and “shouldn’t” is almost meaningless, we have to operate on what actually is and isn’t.

Yes - hence why we have codified laws that specifically prohibit it in most countries around the world.