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The National Academy of Sciences voted to allow expulsion of members who violate its Code of Conduct, including sexual harassment, Science reported. Previously membership was a lifetime honor. Some 84 percent of voting members approved the amendment to the academy’s bylaws. Members may now be expelled by a two-thirds vote of the academy’s 17-member governing council.
“All women who have had a tough road -- even those who have made it -- I’m sure like me are happy to see this day where they can finally say, ‘The climate is gonna change,’” Marcia McNutt, academy president, reportedly said. “No longer will a climate be tolerated that doesn’t allow women to have the same chance as their male colleagues to thrive.”
