Men worried about #MeToo repercussions should consider whether their after-hour activities and jokes are appropriate
This open letter is a response to a Bloomberg article InvestmentNews ran Tuesday about some male Wall Street executives whose concerns about #MeToo accusations have led them to limit the ways in which they work with female colleagues, for example by refusing to have dinner with a woman or sit next to a woman on a plane trip.
To the men who are contributing to the culture behind this article:
You are coming at this all wrong. In fact, you are wrong about women and your approach to them in the workplace. Women are like you — we are people with ambitions, drive and a work ethic. We seek opportunities to be heard and to further our careers. We work extra hard to be taken seriously and to be considered for the same types of roles that men are often naturally given.
If you are concerned about potential repercussions in the #MeToo era, perhaps you should think about your after-hour activities and conversations, and whether they are appropriate. Maybe actively edit your "jokes" to be less offensive and more inclusive. Many experts have even talked about going through sensitivity training to be more aware of what is and isn't appropriate in the workplace.
A note of advice to the Wall Street men who are still worried: Don't do or say anything to a woman colleague that you wouldn't to a man colleague.
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