There was a plant supervisor who stopped communicating with me because I told the plant manager that he was making crude gestures in front of the other supervisors when I went into the plant to gather information. I was the cost accountant at that plant. Later, when I took a management job that had been traditionally held by men, I was subjected to hearing my boss relate his sex life to a room full of my co-workers, intended to make me feel like I didn t belong in the meeting . Later at another company, a supervisor shared porno with me that was going around the computer network so that I would feel included as one of the boys . Sure, I ve gotten a rush when a big shot gave me a wink instead of a handshake.
Power is an aphrodisiac that men have used to take advantage of women for years.
Men in responsible positions must take responsibility. Tell me I m not the only one. I should be feeling pretty paranoid by now. It seems to me that a lot of men have no clue. Anita Hill started men and women communicating but there is still a lot of confusion.