The meaning of " what they will face going in"
The sentence is in a VOA news "Documentary Revisits Anita Hill Sexual Harassment Testimony".(http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Standard_English/documentary-revisits-anita-hill-sexual-harassment-testimony-55776.html)

“The issues of sexual harassment are very much around us in terms of what they will face going in, if not the workplace, into the military and maybe graduate school,” said Mock, adding that one in five women is sexually assaulted on college campuses yearly.

What is the meaning of the clause " in terms of what they will face going in"? Is this whole sentence correct in grammar?

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The meaning of " what they will face going in"
The sentence is in a VOA news "Documentary Revisits Anita Hill Sexual Harassment Testimony".(http://www.51voa.com/VOA_Standard_English/documentary-revisits-anita-hill-sexual-harassment-testimony-55776.html)

“The issues of sexual harassment are very much around us in terms of what they will face going in, if not the workplace, into the military and maybe graduate school,” said Mock, adding that one in five women is sexually assaulted on college campuses yearly.

What is the meaning of the clause " in terms of what they will face going in"?  Is this whole sentence correct in grammar?

Thank you for helping me!

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Yes, it is correct. "What they will face going in" is an idiom meaning the difficulties that a person will have to overcome when they do something or go somewhere. In this instance, "going in" refers to the workplace, military, or graduate school.

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Jason's answer is correct. 
"Going in" is often used when someone is starting a new job or getting promoted to a higher position, and/or going to a new place or different country. 
"What will they face" Like Jason said, refers to the problems they will have to solve, and is almost always used to refer to an uncomfortable or challenging situation. Thanks Jason.