Do you think that women who are subjected to sexual harassment?

Question

are partially responsible for those acts because of the way they dress or behave, or is it totally the men`s fault?

Answer 1

nope.. no means no... I i say no the way i dress does not mean yes. It's my body and not anyone else. If i flirt so be it, guys flirt too... but when i say no that is exactly what it means. If some one was trying to butt rape you, you would want them to understand that no means no. I hate when guys say "well she was dressed like she wanted it" no she was not. she was dresses cute accept that, don't add to. but hey we have a system where the female is brought out to look the bad guy so i guess in the end it does not matter, at least it did not matter when it happened to me. They spent more time questioning me than they did looking for him.

Answer 2

A woman shouldn't dress in a manner that she knows will open the door for unwanted attention (and a woman knows); a man shouldn't behave ungentlemanly...ever. They are each responsible for their part of the problem.

Employers are responsible for the result of the ongoing problem - a sexual harassment suit. If a woman comes to work dressed inappropriately, the problem should be addressed immediately; that her behavior is out of place must be explained to her by the management, and she should be sent home and allowed to return only when her wardrobe reflects a woman of character ready for work (there are places of business where a woman can dress as a streetwalker if she so chooses). If a man behaves inappropriately, for whatever reason, the management must address his behavior and send him home until he can behave as a man about his business.

Answer 3

It depends on the situation. In some cases, the woman may be partially responsible for provocative dressing, while in others where the woman is not trying to attract attention, the man would be totally responsible. Either way, most of the blame would be placed on the man.

Answer 4

there is a doulble standard
women want equality
and that means they weant to hang in their with the boys
who can be lewd and crude at times
the simplist solution is seperation of the sexes at work
RARELY do you see a sex harrasment case coming from a man against another man
but seperation brings forth the arguement that women feel left out of empowerment decisions and will feel like not part of the team
the truth is men do not want women inside there teams
not becuase they won't play ball
but becuase in todays lawsuit happy enviroment
you cannot tell if a women will come back wih a sexual harrassment claim
even if she went along with crudity
she can always come back with a claim
are there valid cases - YES
are their mislead ones - DEFINITELY
the trouble is it's very hard to tell them apart at times
a women can make a overt sexual comment to a man with 98% chance nothing will become of it.. but the other way around.. that a HUGE risk for the man in question
so much for equality

Answer 5

Some women Cry Sexual Harassment when actually there is none.
Men have lost jobs, promotions, and their lives because a women cried sexual harassment when there was none.

It is like the rape thing. No women should be raped. But, some women use it as a tool to destroy peoples lives and when that happens the woman should be held accountable for such a despicable act.

Answer 6

No-some men think they have something to prove whether it's to themselves or others, regarding attractive women. I've been a subject of sexual harassment most of my life, and I never dressed seductively or led anyone on. That's an old man's tale to think "women are asking for it", as well as discriminatory.

Answer 7

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
If you're dressed provocatively for no good reason, obviously you must want attention in the first place.
But, sometimes just being female entices the opposite sex (for reasons god only knows) to be a little perverted. Sometimes it's a harmless, laughable case, but other times it's awkward and uncomfortable. It feels awful to be subjected to perversion you had no intention of encountering.

Answer 8

Men and women, for the most part, are able to dress pretty much the way they want.
Women are able to control themselves, why can't they? Of course it's totally the men's fault.

Answer 9

No. Our society perpetuates a blame-the-victim attitude especially if the perpetrator is a white male. Women are second class citizens and are treated as such in every aspect of life. Just because a women wears something nice does not mean it is an invitation for sex. She just wants to feel good about herself.

Answer 10

In a way yes, but maybe that's how they were brought up, maybe that's how they learned to act, and that's what they knew to do. and yes even if they were acting or dressing like that, there is no reason for a man to do that!