A failed takeover bid ultimately prompted Agee to resign. Of course, Cunningham was a highly paid MBA, and Monica Lewinsky was an unpaid intern. Some people believe that Clinton, because of his age and power advantage, had a duty to protect Lewinsky and that because of those differences, her consent was irrelevant. Others say that's ridiculous. But legally, it was consensual on both ends.
Young women have agency.
They can make choices. The dearth of CEOs captured in sex scandals doesn't mean they're not having affairs, says Lana Staheli, a Seattle counselor and author. Studies of successful men, including top executives, indicate that about 80 percent admitted to some kind of infidelity during their married life, she says. They also agree, says Kathy Cooper Franklin, Seattle office manager for Littler Mendelson, that they are not in a supervisory-subordinate relationship. The corporate world is replete with examples of nasty, embarrassing and expensive lawsuits involving unwanted attentions or retaliation for denial of sexual favors.