&quot;Sure, if a man makes 2 offers for a &quot;drinks after work?&quot; and the woman refuses&quot;<p>Turn that around ... if the woman is making the offer and the man refuses, he&#x27;s likely to still feel flattered but the woman is likely to get the signal and move on.<p>But ... many men are absolutely clueless and will never get that signal.  On the other hand, if the man asks every day but goes no further, is that really sexual harassment or is it just an expression of interest?  I can&#x27;t speak as a woman, but I&#x27;d imagine she&#x27;s thinking &quot;this guy is truly clueless&quot;.  Does she also get irritated by it over time?  Probably?<p>So I think part of this discussion needs to acknowledge that you can&#x27;t write HR policy that will satisfy everyone.  What you can do is put absolute limits in place, and provide a way for positive feedback - my favorite part of the story is that the woman and man eventually rebuilt trust and had a good working relationship.  In my experience, this will never work with some people - it becomes an obsession for them and policy is irrelevant.