Rape, harassment and retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service: Women firefighters tell their stories

Women in the U.S. Forest Service aren't just fighting fires; some are fighting sexual misconduct in the most remote parts of the country. In an exclusive PBS NewsHour investigation, 34 women...

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JUDY WOODRUFF: As the MeToo movement has grown to include problems in government, we havean exclusive investigation tonight about the U.S. Forest Service and allegations of longtimesexual misconduct and gender discrimination within the agency.From its inception in 1905, the Forest Service has been a male-dominated field.Even today, women make up only a third of the service and even less, just 13 percent,within the ranks of Forest Service firefighters, who perform extremely dangerous and importantwork across the country.But as William Brangham and our production team report, women say that not only havethey faced harassment and discrimination, but when they speak out about it, they arepunished even more.MICHAELA MYERS, Firefighter, U.S. Forest Service: He was like, &...