Female Congressional Candidate Ends Run After Being Accused of Sexual Harassment
A relevant take on the metoo debate, although is contains some rather contentious points:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.the-american-interest.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;12&#x2F;06&#x2F;the-warlock-hunt&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.the-american-interest.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;12&#x2F;06&#x2F;the-warlock...</a><p>&#x27;Several cases recently in the headlines are simply baffling. They do not involve the workplace—or vast discrepancies in power—at all. Perhaps there is more to the story, but from what I’ve read, the improprieties committed by the UK’s (now former) Defense Secretary Michael Fallon amount to this: He kissed a journalist—not his employee, and not someone over whom he had power, but another adult in another profession—fifteen years ago. What transmogrified Fallon’s kiss to a crime that cost him his career were these words, and only these words: “I felt humiliated, ashamed.” Had the object of his affection said, “I felt flattered,” there would be no offense.
&#x27;<p>I think the chilling effect is already here now. Nobody will say it, nobody would admit to it and commit career suicide, but I have no doubt countless startups, corps, research groups will just not hire any women in the wake of this debate.<p>I am a PhD student and it makes me think about teaching female undergrads at all or taking them on for projects. If I meet female undergrads for teaching, it&#x27;s already only in public places in the department, never in my office or an actual teaching room. I am not the type who would ever make lewd comments, or anything of the sort, but it does not matter. There are no bonus points for being a good guy, an &#x27;ally&#x27;.