> The NSF itself said that sexual harassment
    > is a problem at the base.

I'm not claiming otherwise, I was commenting on how bizarre it is to work this into an article about a transport bus in Antarctica.

    > They surveyed women there and 59 percent
    > said they had been harassed.

I don't think they did. Did you read the report?

The survey[1] had a 24% response rate, so that 59% number is extrapolated from that, it's actually just over 14%.

The report certainly contains some deeply troubling anecdotes, but (no surprise) there's a wide chasm between what it claims, and how it's been reported on.

But don't take my word for it, read what they have to say on page 28:

    "[...]it is important to note that the survey
    and focus group questions were not
    designed to elicit information regarding
    the prevalence or incidence of sexual
    assault within USAP. This remains an effort
    for the future. Instead, the qualitative
    and quantitative data elicited extensive
    information regarding individuals’
    experiences and perceptions. Team LDSS
    did not independently investigate or
    otherwise seek to verify the accuracy
    of individuals’ reporting."

That 59% claim comes from a footnote on page 33 of the report. 33%/47% of men/women said "sexual assault" was a problem in the USAP, and 48%/72% of men/women said the same of "sexual assault".

The 59% is then women respondents who had a "negative experience" with either assault or harassment.

I don't believe that means, as you claim, that "they had been harassed". Earlier on page 30 they say:

    Approximately 40% of all focus group
    participants discussed a personal
    negative experience with sexual assault
    or sexual harassment

Neither of those percentages in footnotes appear to be supported by accompanying source data. But since they go out of their way to distinguish between a "negative experience" and "personal negative experience", the 59% appears to refer to some broader category than personal experience with harassment or assault.

1. https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/documents/USAP%20SAHPR%20Report....