For example, because women are disproportionately victims of rape and sexual assault, women have a stronger incentive to be concerned with sexual behavior. Women who are victims of mild forms of sexual harassment may understandably worry whether a harasser's conduct is merely a prelude to violent sexual assault. Men, who are rarely victims of sexual assault, may view sexual conduct in a vacuum without a full appreciation of the social setting or the underlying threat of violence that a woman may perceive. Given the predilection of the popular press to sensationalize male violence against women, we may wonder just how sensitive a reasonable woman might be to male behaviors. Oddly, however, the facts do not support the Court's contention.
Men feel just as victimized as women do.
Hence, there must be some other reason for such hypersensitivity. Particularly since so many women see the workplace as the best place to meet men. Sexual harassment is a crime and we should treat it as such. In determining whether sexual harassment is sufficiently severe to be actionable, court focuses on perspective of victim. General legal standards are necessary because it is impossible for the courts and legislatures to foresee every situation possible and pass laws to address them all.