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Report: Gender discrimination 'concerning' at FBI, others

By CHAD DAY, Associated and the Bureau of Alcohol, reporting practices.
Press Tobacco, Firearms and Ex- The inspector general re-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wom- plosives. view — which in addition to
en are underrepresented in Women made up only 16 the survey included 133 in-
the ranks of criminal investi- percent of criminal investi- dividual interviews and fo-
gators and leadership roles gators at the agencies and cus group discussions with
at four of the nation's top the numbers were also low 228 others — was prompt-
federal law enforcement in terms of leadership posi- ed by complaints about
agencies. And those agen- tions, the report found, cit- gender discrimination and
cies have only taken "limit- ing figures from 2016, the harassment at the agen-
ed actions" to recruit more latest year covered by the cies.
women for those positions. six-year review. Regarding sexual harass-
That's according to a Jus- The inspector general ment, the report found that
tice Department inspector found that "there were while it "was not perceived
general's report released few women leading field to be prevalent, when it
Tuesday that examines the offices, field divisions, or did occur, the situation and
workforce of the FBI, Drug districts and even fewer surrounding events could
Enforcement Administra- women in headquarters operational units." During the ATF had no women in have widespread nega-
tion, U.S. Marshals Service executive positions leading one year, the report noted, a leadership position at its tive effects on staff and the
headquarters. agency."
Overall, the report found One woman reported to
that while men mostly felt the inspector general's in-
that people were treated vestigators that she had
equally in the workplace been sexually harassed by
regardless of gender, most a supervisor and was retali-
women did not. ated against for reporting it.
In announcing the report, Another woman reported
Justice Department inspec- that she had been groped
tor general Michael Horow- by the same supervisor.
itz said the lack of women The report said that a
in leadership and criminal criminal investigator who
investigative positions had conducted an internal in-
contributed to a percep- vestigation into the alle-
tion of a "glass ceiling" at gations didn't believe the
the agencies. leadership was taking it
In a survey of more than seriously. And another em-
8,000 employees, 22 per- ployee reported that the
cent of women and 43 lack of action in the case
percent of female criminal had "undermined the staff's
investigators at the agen- confidence that the agen-
cies reported some form cy would address harass-
of gender discrimination in ment."
the past five years, a find- The report does not name
ing the inspector general the supervisor, the agen-
called "concerning." The re- cy involved or the year in
port also found it was likely which it occurred.q
that discrimination was un-
derreported because of a
fear of retaliation or being
seen as "complainers" or
"troublemakers."
In response to the report,
all four agencies said they
agreed with the findings
and were taking steps
to address concerns by
changing recruitment, pro-
motion and discrimination