[Floegipoky]

* "I am very careful never to be alone in a room with a woman"

* "I don't 'banter' with women because I am worried that one of my comments, however harmless in intent, will be perceived poorly"

Don't you think these behaviors are negatively impacting the careers of these women?

[mcpackieh]

> He doesn't care, and neither do I. It is whether comments are raised to HR, management, or for personal lawsuits. This is potentially career ending

Obviously his first priority is his own career. How can you expect it to be any other way? Get real.

[Floegipoky]

Engaging in gender discrimination is probably not the best way to avoid accusations of gender discrimination affecting one's career.

[mcpackieh]

Going for drinks after work with your male colleagues, but not the women, is most likely a net positive for your career. Very rarely is anybody fired for such an offense as not hanging out with women after work, but building a closer relationship with the other men you work with will pay dividends.

[Gareth321]

Maybe, but I don't see why that's my problem. Society has created a system by which my risk increases exponentially when I engage in friendly conversation with women. The rational response is to reduce exposure to that risk.