NEW STUDY Shows #MeToo Is Now a Convoluted Catch-22
A new workplace study, soon to be published in the journal Organizational Dynamics, finds that following the #MeToo movement, relationships between men and women have shifted considerably. The study essentially concluded that men are reluctant to interact with their female colleagues at work for fear of retribution, even if undeserved. This was predictable, yet some are finding the results difficult to interpret.
The study found that nearly one-third of the men surveyed avoided one-on-one meetings with female co-workers. Twenty-one percent said they would be hesitant to hire a woman for a job that might require regular, close interaction, such as business travel, and nearly the same percentage would be reluctant to hire an attractive woman. Men are avoiding women more in 2019 than they were even a year ago.
Are men just simply unaware of what sexual assault is? Doubtful. Women might be, though. From false rape charges tried in university kangaroo courts to a weird date with a celebrity, women seem to struggle to define what is uncomfortable or a poor choice versus what is assault or rape.
What was once an awkward date, drunken sex, or a bumbling compliment has now all been rolled into the same heinous act and the perpetrators all weighted with the terrible accusations. I wrote back in a 2017 column that it “creates a dynamic where all women are basically victims and all men are near-perpetrators,” and two years later, this study shows it has.
theepochtimes.com-Nicole Russell
