>After Fowler thoroughly documented this first incident, an ostensibly non-sexist HR/management would sanction the manager, not Fowler [0] The initial asshole

>After Fowler thoroughly documented this first incident, an ostensibly non-sexist HR/management would sanction the manager, not Fowler [0] The initial asshole propositioning her isn't really to blame for the reaction of HR and the management, tho HR/management protecting him and making him feel "safe" to conduct himself this way played very likely a role in this ever happening to her. But still, that guy was an asshole, but not necessarily a sexist or an expression of systematic sexism. While The first quote from her writeup doesn't yet show sexism in HR/management (just general hostility/toxicity) the second quote, where the HR person mused about races and genders, is very clearly sexist (and racist), no contest there.