Now that a growing number of powerful male figures are being held accountable for sexual misconduct towards women in the workplace , I'm wondering how male-female relationships in the workplace are going to evolve?
For example, do you think that work interactions between males and females could become robotic or strained as men grow anxious about potential sexual accusations from women that could end their career ?
Or could there be a counter-movement of men lobbying against raunchy comments/innuendos/ogling initiated by women towards men?
Will some women be recruited to replace men in executive positions , as a growing number of lawsuits against men present a financial risk to elite corporations ?
What do you envision for the future of gender relations in the workplace in light of the current accountability trend for sexual misconduct?
Having seen this all before, I'm sorry to say that I expect there to be a flurry of accusations, a bunch of "witch trials and burnings," a TON of side people jumping to gain personal or political advantage over others because of it...and then everything will go quiet again. The hot button of the day will be something else.
Oh sure, there will be a temporary uptick in people who make speeches and write guides about workplace professionalism, and a variety of people will have to change careers or retire. But I have yet to have seen any problem that is so pervasive, and so interwoven into the core fabric of a society, be solved rapidly by a "movement" or a campaign.
