Posted on 08/30/2019 10:20:14 AM PDT by RightGeek
It looks like Mike Pence is quite the trendsetter. The US vice-president famously refuses to have dinner alone with any woman who isnt his wife and now working men across corporate America appear to be following his lead.
A new study, due to be published in the journal Organizational Dynamics, has found that, following the #MeToo movement, men are significantly more reluctant to interact with their female colleagues. A few highlights from the research include:
27% of men avoid one-on-one meetings with female co-workers. Yep, thats right, almost a third of men are terrified to be alone in a room with a woman.
21% of men said they would be reluctant to hire women for a job that would require close interaction (such as business travel).
19% of men would be reluctant to hire an attractive woman.
The data above was collected in early 2019 from workers across a wide range of industries. Researchers had asked the same questions (albeit to different people and with more of a focus on future expectations) in early 2018, just as #MeToo was in full swing, and depressingly, things appear to have got worse. In 2018, for example, 15% of men said they would be more reluctant to hire women for jobs that require close interpersonal interactions with women, compared to 21% in 2019.
Its not just men who are afraid of women, by the way. Women also appear to be increasingly wary of hiring women. The 2018 survey results found that more than 10% of men and women said they expected to be less willing than before to hire attractive women. (Note: the 2019 results for women are not yet public.) ...
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Jordan Peterson has made the comment that we don’t know if men and women can work together. Someone pointed out that we’ve already shown that they can. His response, and I paraphrase, “It’s only been a few decades. How’s it working out so far?”
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Yup. I think we are decades past the point where a guy would repeatedly be a jerk. Sometime around 1970 or so people began to wise up and realize that boorish behavior wasn't OK. Sure, people still make mistakes, you tell the guy he's over the line, he corrects himself, and life goes on.
But in the modern era, one failed attempt at humor or small talk means a lawsuit and the end of a career. I am extremely cautious about women these days.
Actually “Disclosure” is a more appropriate Michael Douglas movie.
Mandawi kills. Beware Mandawi She writes fake news
Typical Leftist BS from the Manchester Guardian. Theyre not angry about the metoo movement. Theyre scared of being accused and losing their jobs or careers on the basis of a single BS claim. Hey believe all women right? So how is a guy supposed to protect himself? Since shes supposed to automatically be believed on the basis of having two X chromosomes, a guys only defense is to avoid women in the workplace as much as possible.
What did you expect feminazis? Why would anybody expose themselves to unnecessary risks?
...men are terrified to be alone in a room with a woman.
I must from that statement assume author Arwa is a she/ze/tranny. No real man would say that.
Men are rightfully cautious to be alone in a room with a woman now, just as they are rightfully cautious about distracted drivers, STDs and strange dogs. Not terrified.
Arwas a drama queen.
They set it up months in advance.
I know these things.
She asked, "Why, am I not doing a good job for you?"
I replied, "Your work is excellent, so I'll give very high marks on your evaluation. But, You're very much too pretty to have in my section, I've noticed I can't keep our Captain away from you. So for the good of the section, and YOUR safety, I'll have you reassigned away from our lecher."
I know that my male supervisor at work; when he has to talk to one of the women in my office, always has another woman present.
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Women already had all the power. Men had always jumped through hoops for approval of a mate.
Propriety? or Sluttery? Men can accommodate.
But now, women have the judicial system and social media in their corner and there is plenty of evidence that points to the fact that they are more interested in ruining a man today than finding a mate.
Heres an unpopular opinion: Im actually not at all concerned about innocent men losing their jobs over false sexual assault/harassment allegations Sorry. If some innocent mens reputations have to take a hit in the process of undoing the patriarchy, that is a price I am absolutely willing to pay. Emily Linden
Pence has it right, and Wayne Gretzky before him(he would step off an elevator if a single woman got on).
There is falling out of an airplane without a parachute terror and there is losing all property, live and reputation terror. Just a slight difference of measurement.
Grammar Nazi sez:
One is figuratively crucified...at least so far.
I travel and do the 6 am hotel breakfasts at mid range places. Its working guys gulping it down before another long, work-filled day (one of many), away from home and family.
Guess the percentage of gals doing such that I see.
I chose to work from home. If I want to talk with someone, I pick up the phone.
I thought that this policy originated with Billy Graham.
Working from home is a great option for some.
I just retired from a YUGE mine construction job in a foreign country where the work force was about 40% women. I was the construction manager and what I noticed was that the interaction totally depended on the woman.
I had no problem at all with dining in the mess hall or just generally being friendly with some of the female staff. Others, not so much!
Never, ever anything other than just treating everyone professionally and treating the women just like the male workers...and I still maintain email contact with several of the "gals" I worked with.
But!, I never had a meeting alone with a female employee...no matter what her professional level...and NEVER had a female employee in my office with the door closed.
Men in the workforce have to be able to SEND the message that funny business is not and will not be tolerated.
I've worked under this personal standing order my entire career and have never had a problem...and am going on 40-years of marriage to the same lady this year.
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