If you are experiencing any form of harassment in the workplace (including gender-based harassment or discrimination), please reach out to someone at ZI or Columbia University who can help you:
ZI resources:
Lorraine Smith, Executive Director for Human Resources and Academic Affairs, lms22@columbia.edu
Columbia University resources:
For immediate help in an emergency, contact Public Safety. Their Manhattanville phone number is 212-853-3333.
Ombuds office: provides a safe space for faculty, students, staff and affiliates to confidentially discuss work-related issues, academic concerns, clarification of policies and many other concerns and issues.
Title IX office: offers confidential and non-confidential resources; gives access to sexual violence response, counseling services, and gender-based misconduct office.
Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, EOAA, prevents and responds to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation at Columbia.
External resources:
9 to 5: National Association of Working Women: 800-522-0925
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: 800-669-4000
Equal Rights Advocates: 415-621-0505
National Bar Association: 202-842-3900
National Center for Victims of Crime: 202-467-8700
National Women's Law Center: 202-588-5180
U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau: 800-827-5335