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One of the problems here is the lack of a feedback loop. Yes these things are subtle but if never dealt with nothing changes. The person looking at the boobs, m
by xupybd 12y ago
One of the problems here is the lack of a feedback loop. Yes these things are subtle but if never dealt with nothing changes. The person looking at the boobs, may nor may not be aware how obvious it is. Not that this makes it okay but it means they have no internal conviction to change the behaviour.
And it may be equally possible that some of the 'feeling you get from someone' could be a total miss read. As long as nothing is said nothing changes. I think a culture where people are willing to deal with the discomfort this sort of thing brings would help. Also a culture where people are not thrown under the bus at the first hint of a problem. It is seen as too much of a risk, to have either an offender or a victim of sexual harassment on staff because of the legal repercussions and that's not okay, that keeps things hidden.
There is also the more blatant instance of sexual harassment in the industry (well in every industry) but I think it's a case of the broken window effect.
When the little things are allowed to slide things escalate out of control.