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2024 A-DASH Collaborative Webinar Series Recordings
View the recordings from our 2024 webinar series:
Blurred Lines: Discrimination, Harassment and Assault with Myra Strand
Men as Active Allied Partners in the Workplace with Jim Miller
Exploring the Human Elements of Your Risk Management Plan with Gina McClard and Steve Smith
Sexism in rafting isn’t dead, yet
Article by Maria Blevins in Paddling Magazine: Raft guide and researcher Maria Blevins has spent half a decade investigating sexual misconduct with the aim of making the river industry and community a safer place for everyone. Here’s what she learned about sexism, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the rafting community—and what we can do about it.
Sexual Harassment in River Guide Culture
River Radius Podcast episode published July 23, 2024. From the episode description: "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."
So you want to work at an Inclusive Outdoor Outfitter: What to Look For and How to Prep in the Field
Podcast published May 14, 2024, with Dr. Maria Blevins (Utah Valley University) and Emma Wharton (Grand Canyon Youth) for the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education's podcast Advancing the Outdoor Professional.