The corporate ‘cure’ for sexual harassment only feeds the disease

From The New York Post via H/T at Ace of Spades HQ:

the flaws in the training programs also speak to the more fundamental problem of the selective and arbitrary nature of sexual-harassment categorizations themselves.

We all know in the real world the off-color joke told by the cool male coworker may be deemed acceptable, but when uttered by the awkward, pot-bellied, older guy, it's contributing to a hostile environment and potential fodder for a lawsuit.

A woman who wants to go out with her colleague or even her supervisor may well be flattered when he makes an advance, but the hapless guy who mistakenly thought she was interested can end up in big trouble.

Men are told over and over, in a lawsuit "the reasonable person standard is used, usually a woman," illicits many sarcastic snorts, because as we all know, there is no such thing as a reasonable woman.