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I've heard the "MeToo" movement, with its guilt by accusation, is having unintended consequences. Male executives are starting to avoid women employees in any s
by skookumchuck 9y ago
I've heard the "MeToo" movement, with its guilt by accusation, is having unintended consequences. Male executives are starting to avoid women employees in any situation where there are not other people present.
This means no going out for drinks to make a deal, no business lunch to brainstorm, no meeting on the golf course to pitch your plan. Not even a discussion of confidential matters in the private office of one or the other.
- ghettoimp 9y agoHuh. Well, for my part, I haven’t changed my behavior one bit due to it, and I’m (still) not worried in the least about being sued or something for treating my women colleagues as ordinary people. Shrug.
- skookumchuck 9y agoThat'll work great until you run into an unscrupulous woman or a grey area.
- throwaway84742 9y agoThat is very real, and I have observed this personally, especially with male managers who have female reports.
- thowawayburnout 9y agoMale school teachers I know in Canada tell me its common sense to never be alone with a female student in a room. One false accusation and your livelihood is DOA.
- skookumchuck 9y agoYears ago I knew a professor who had a glass door installed on his office for that reason. These days it would be insufficient.