Asking for a date and/or complementing a co-worker on an outfit or hair style in the workplace will now become sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior and grounds for dismissal.
I understand that statement - and I'm female. Human nature is ---- human nature. So far as I can see, the line is blurry, there are no clear rules and many females contribute to the blurring, just as much as the males. There was a time when the relationships, what was proper and what was not, were very clearly defined. Not so now.
I always worked in male dominated careers. I dealt with my fair share of inappropriate behavior. I learned to be crystal clear with fellow employees and superiors. I made it clear that I expected them to be gentlemen, treated them as gentlemen and that almost always worked perfectly. I noticed that men very often policed each other once the ground rules were established.
There were some MEMORABLE axxholes over the years. They didn't make me lose confidence in myself, they didn't cause me lasting pain, they didn't make me fear other men. They simply made me mad.
What really, really made me see red and caused me angst was the assumption that because I was 5'2", red-headed and female, I was incapable of performing certain jobs.