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by ScottAS 3095 days ago
Interesting survey, but it seems very disingenuous that the researchers have lumped in "objectionable behaviour" with "sexual harassment". These sets do not have that much overlap.

"About a third of men said they had done something at work within the past year that would qualify as objectionable behavior or sexual harassment"

Objectionable behaviour: doing something your boss doesn't like, breaking process, even being an outspoken feminist could be considered objectionable behaviour. If you have not completed one "objectionable" action in a year you must be a robot.

"Made remarks that some might consider sexist or offensive?" - There are so many acceptable remarks that some might consider "offensive". Eg. "God is not real".

Seems like bad research to lump these sets together and then present it strictly as a survey on sexual harassment.