Wednesday - 19 November 2008
Opinion
Regarding your article about sexual harrassment, it is very much down to how it is intended and how you receive it. If the 'banter' is meant as a sideways compliment, then surely it is not such a bad thing to know that you are well thought of. If it is meant to harm, then clearly it has to be another form of bullying, something which is as much of a problem in some work environments as sexual harrassment.
I ride a bike to work and change from leathers into a suit. The leathers always raise a smile and often a comment or two. At the end of the day, I have taken to changing and not coming back into the office in leathers and in that way, I am not waving a red flag. I still get comments in the car park, but I take it with a smile as I know it is harmless fun and in a way a sort of compliment.
Are we maybe just a little bit scared that empowered women are giving us a little of what we have been giving them for so many years now? I am sure many women would agree: it is us men that have taught them to behave this way. It is just a level playing field and as long as it is just flirting, what's the big deal?
Ben Thomas, Search Consultant, Wilde Pure Search
As long as it's flirting, what's the harm?
Published: 23 July 2008
I ride a bike to work and change from leathers into a suit. The leathers always raise a smile and often a comment or two. At the end of the day, I have taken to changing and not coming back into the office in leathers and in that way, I am not waving a red flag. I still get comments in the car park, but I take it with a smile as I know it is harmless fun and in a way a sort of compliment.
Are we maybe just a little bit scared that empowered women are giving us a little of what we have been giving them for so many years now? I am sure many women would agree: it is us men that have taught them to behave this way. It is just a level playing field and as long as it is just flirting, what's the big deal?
Ben Thomas, Search Consultant, Wilde Pure Search
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