Harrassment Policies
Q: It doesn't matter if *all* women do so; it is enough that *some*
women do so. A man's intent does not figure into sexual harrassment
policies, but on women's subjective feeling of being "offended"
Frankly, I am a little tired of the disingenuous bullshit that has
surrounded this thread, and if you want to have a debate, then let's stick
to the issue of women's behavior within the context of sexual harrassment
policies at work.
any suggestions?
A: IS an unpleasant idea. Very sad when and if it actually happens. I pity, on the other hand, people who are so throughly out of tune with the folkways of their own society that they obsess about the ''unfairness'' of individual human reactions. In the US, the ''rules'' to be followed cannot be spelled out in the LAW because the whole thing is not a matter for the criminal justice system. Assaulting people is a crime (if proven). Asking them out or wiggling your eyebrows at them is not. However, corporations can be sued. So the duties of any corporation with executives from planet Earth would be (a) to respond to complaints of harassment, and (b) to do whatever it takes to not get sued. Obviously, the most efficient and effective way to ensure (b) is to discipline the accused or at least mediate the dispute to the satisfaction of the accuser, or get rid of the accused.