Women who attended the FBI's training program were dismissed at higher rates than men, received harsher evaluations, and faced sexist remarks by instructors, according to a Dept. of Justice Inspector General report.
Women who attended the FBI's training program were dismissed at higher rates than men, received harsher evaluations and faced sexist remarks by instructors, according to a Department of Justice Inspector General report released Tuesday.
Women accounted for 46% of all the trainees dismissed during that period, despite the fact that they represented only 25% of the entire group, the report shows. More than 40% of female trainees surveyed said that men received more favorable treatment during tactical evaluations and that instructors criticized female trainees more.
“Creating and maintaining a training environment free from bias is critical to ensuring equal opportunities for all new FBI agents and intelligence analysts,” DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in a statement. In 2018 there was a 340% increase in informal filings to the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Affairs over the prior year. Most of those complaints involved allegations of dismissals from the training program on the basis of sex, and identified the Tactical Training Unit as a particular source of intimidation.
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