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LeanIn.org and SurveyMonkey just released the results of a survey on the state of men and women interacting in the workplace in the age of #MeToo. The results are frustrating. The data reveals that 60% of male managers say they are uncomfortable performing common workplace activities such as mentoring, working one on one, or socializing with a woman. That's a 32% increase over last year.
To add insult to insult, senior-level men who were surveyed are now far more hesitant to spend time with junior female colleagues than junior male ones, across a range of basic work activities. The men were 12 times more likely to hesitate to have one-on-one meetings, nine times more likely to hesitate to travel with a junior woman for work, and six times more likely to hesitate to have a work dinner with a junior woman.
(Emphasis from original retained.)
A 32% increase in one year is a dramatic social trend.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 21 2019, @08:02PM (1 child)
So we can start with how you would define harassment. If you haven't seen it, good for you. It's far more likely you turned a blind eye to it, didn't recognize it, or just weren't included. Maybe you should start here [npr.org] for information about its prevalence. That isn't the only source by a long shot, just one that comes quickly to Google and is trustworthy. "They were shocked, and yet titilated," shows an unprofessional response. So.... why didn't *you* report that person? Did you not think that was harassment? Did you stand up for the manager who was fired? Or did you turn away?
No, wearing sheer garments is not necessarily harassment, any more than doing so is justification for rape or assault. Speaking up about it in any kind of complimentary fashion might indeed be construed as harassment. Sorry. If it was against the dress code of the firm then there are grounds to report the person for that *to that person's supervisor*.
It's one thing to make friends with others at work, if you can keep your friendship separate from your working relationships. But, especially with anyone of the opposite sex you should avoid jokes, share personal anecdotes, or talk about their lives unless it is strictly business. That's called establishing a professional, and not personal, relationship. No, you don't need to be friends with your co-workers.
(Score: 1) by ChrisMaple on Wednesday May 22 2019, @04:04AM
Sheer garments on females fall into the legal category of "attractive nuisance," not harassment. "Criminal negligence" is another possibility.