Katherine:

I agree that statistically speaking, more females than males get sexually harassed.  However, I've noticed that female teachers are being tried for having sexual relationships with underaged males, while I'm also beginning to see reports of males complaining about unwanted attention from female superiors.  But I thought we were talking about "attire."  Sexual harassment is about power, not about sexuality.

Best,

Bertie




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From: Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt <katherine.gotthardt at gmail.com>
To: The Diversity and Literacy Discussion List <diversity at nifl.gov>
Sent: Wed, October 21, 2009 11:03:43 AM
Subject: [Diversity 1127] Re: Get dirty in street clothes, maybe have a beer with parents and at least act like a human being...

When I think in terms of sexual harassment, I think mostly of women being harassed.  Sorry to say, this is a statistical reality, no matter what the woman is wearing.


On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Michael Gyori <tesolmichael at yahoo.com> wrote:

Hello Bertie and all,

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>So women can dress in a masculine fashion in a corporate setting, but men cannot dress in a femine manner.  You are right, Bertie. That said, is the corporate domain the one we should single out?  In it, there is, in my opinion, an almost surreal effort underway to emasculate women.  

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>That's a world I don't wish to participate in, much less identify with.

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>Michael

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>Michael A. Gyori 

>Maui International Language School 

>www.mauilanguage.com

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>I don't think it's different for men and women to maintain boundaries or to dress comfortably and appropriately.  In fact, since it became appropriate for women to wear tailored pants for work, I find that women, not men have a wider choice of professional wear.  I'm curious why others feel that it might be different for women.

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>Best,

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>Bertie 

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