[atoav]

There is a known relationship between power and sexuality. Many businessmen are in control all day, so in their spare time they like beeing dominated. This is common enough to be a wide spread trope throughout art and literature.

But for some it is the other way round. They have to dominate in order to get sexually excited. Then, if you are in a position of power, and you feel there is a seemingly consequence-free¹ area in which to abuse it, many of these otherwise mostly rational and educated men give in to the temptation.

It is not that we suddenly have a problem with some men sexualy abusing their positions of power. It is just getting a bit more visible than it was before, now that it has become a topic. This certainly feels like illuminating a dark corner with light, to find it filled with bugs fleeing in all directions.

That is why "lets just switch off the light" is not a rational option here.

¹ in legal- and job-related terms that is. These actions still have real consequences for their co-workers and subordinates

[admiralEyebrows]

I agree "Let's just switch off the light" is the opposite direction in which we should be going.

How do we get from having men avoid these urges and situations at work (which is what is sort of the standard sexual harassment education) to having men want to better themselves and create a work space free of sexual context.

A lot of men I know already do this, but not all of them. And for the ones that somehow missed the "don't give in to your sexual urges because it will make you less than what you can be" part of becoming an adult, looking back at my own education there was very little to actually teach that other than life itself.