Women researchers and sexual harassment: it is not a labour of love!

The aim of this article is to present the findings from a case study carried out on female scientists of the National Research Council aimed at exploring how genderbased discrimination is shaped in research environment. The hypothesis is that gender-based discriminations are one of the causes of the under-representation of women in science and constitute the reason of a huge waste of talents. Through a qualitative research approach, a typological framework is provided, highlighting how gender-based discrimination in research institution contributes to the reproduction of gender stereotypes and, even worse, enhances sexual harassment.