It puts a damper on attention in general, but the attention that is less dampened is precisely the unwanted attention. Think about it. A considerate well inten

It puts a damper on attention in general, but the attention that is less dampened is precisely the unwanted attention. Think about it. A considerate well intentioned person might mistakenly overcompensate and give too little attention to female colleagues, while an inconsiderate person who doesn't care about gender politics will keep doing what they were doing all along. The result is that the ratio of unwanted/wanted attention goes up, even as total attention goes down. This general principle is called "the asshole filter"[1] and it applies to all sorts of social interactions, not just sexual harassment. [1]http://siderea.livejournal.com/1230660.html http://siderea.livejournal.com/1230660.html