Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2013
Although we are both quite prepared to be identified as the individuals making these remarks, we write anonymously because we had many supportive male colleagues at our previous institutions and we do not want the behavior we describe attributed to them. Also, we would like the discussion to be about the general phenomenon of the chilly climate. We do not want the discussion to devolve into finger pointing and he said/she said about specific incidents. We also want to thank the many people who read and critiqued this article.