The River Radius Podcast - Sexual Harassment in River Guide Culture

Sexual Harassment in River Guide Culture

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07/23/24 • 71 min

The River Radius Podcast

Working as a commercial river guide is one of the best jobs, day after day on rivers, helping people enjoy rivers, seeing beauty, having fun, chasing adrenaline. Creating incredible friendships, some of which might last a lifetime. And there can be a dark layer. Sexual Harassment continues to percolate, as it does in many places, in the layers of river guide culture. This episode goes there and learns about sexual harassment in the river guiding culture. We talk with Dr Maria Blevins, long time river guide, who has conducted research on this topic. We hear from guide warehouse and staff manager, Bryant Baker, about how he is working to eliminate sexual harassment from the company he manages. And we talk with Respect Outside and Jim Miller to gain clarity about sexual harassment definitions, when sexual harassment is assault, how and why it percolates in river guiding, and resources available for guide companies to shake free of sexual harassment.
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GUESTS

Dr Maria Blevins
University of Utah
Paddling Magazine article by Dr Blevins
Bryant Baker
Jim MIller
Respect Outside
Sexual Harassment Trainings
RESOURCES
A-DASH website
Instagram
Facebook
You Tube
Strand Squared Solutions

Engage Coaching & Consulting

EEOC
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Harassment

GRAND CANYON RIVER DISTRACT

Men's Journal: Rough Water: A River Guide Tells Her Side of the Story

High Country News: Grand Canyon park's 15 year failure on sexual harassment
High Country News: Grand Canyon abolishes river district in response to sexual harassment allegations

Outside Magazine: Hostile Environment
Outside Magazine: The Woman Ending Sexual Harassment at the Grand Canyon

Huffpost: Out Here, No One Can Hear You Scream

US Dept of Interior: Investigative Report of Misconduct at the Grand Canyon River District

SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSUALT IN ROCK CLIMBING

New York Times: Rock Climber...

Denver Area Nissan Dealers
Instagram

Over It Raft Covers
@overitraftcovers
promo code, free shipping: riverradius

GUESTS

Engage Coaching & Consulting

EEOC
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Harassment

GRAND CANYON RIVER DISTRACT

Men's Journal: Rough Water: A River Guide Tells Her Side of the Story

High Country News: Grand Canyon park's 15 year failure on sexual harassment
High Country News: Grand Canyon abolishes river district in response to sexual harassment allegations

Outside Magazine: Hostile Environment
Outside Magazine: The Woman Ending Sexual Harassment at the Grand Canyon

Huffpost: Out Here, No One Can Hear You Scream

US Dept of Interior: Investigative Report of Misconduct at the Grand Canyon River District

SEXUAL HARASSMENT & ASSUALT IN ROCK CLIMBING

New York Times: Rock Climber...

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