I don't know. I've gotta say I was never a victim of anything even approaching sexual harassment. But when I claim that, people envision that I was too ugly to approach. I wasn't.
I must have exuded some kind of force field, or perhaps I worked in the right environments.
But I worked so many places. For the government, for a big manufacturing plant, for a psychiatrist, for a labor union. And I encountered nothing but nice guys along the way.
But maybe for naive, ambitious girls in the wrong setting ...
I have no doubt that women who convey strength and confidence are assaulted less than those who give off weak vibes.
After all, these many men who assault young women are weak, insecure and probably not so good looking themselves, so they need to pretend they're somebody by attacking less powerful women.
I never had a problem with handsy guys either, but then I worked in pretty safe places (back in the day at least)....in churches, schools and universities. And I wasn't too bad to look at either.
Assaults are about power, not attraction.