Very interesting charts on the Economist (graph pasted below). However, the high percentages in "Asking to go for a drink" chart troubles me. Up to 25% of younger women in the U.S. feel that men asking them to go out for a drink can come across as sexual harassment.
I can completely understand that the qualification for harassment, when it comes to asking a woman out, is totally based on the context. For example, are you badgering them, or asking at a really inappropriate time. Or is it innocent, and you simply wanted to ask a woman out that you had been speaking to for a few minutes to an hour or so.
For someone that was very shy growing up, this validates the fears I had growing up about asking women out. My concern was that I would be labeled a "creep" just for showing interest. I also am troubled by how high it can get in the United States (up to 25% for younger women, and even ~15% for men). Count me in that 15% when I was 18 so long ago...
A lot of men are already frightened enough to walk up to a girl just to talk to them...must we now be afraid that even flirting or asking out on a date can be sexual harassment? Or does simply showing respect, politeness and decency within the context of the situation enough? What do the ladies of the TMF think? The gentlemen are also more than free to offer their opinions.
https://www.economist.com/blogs/gra.../nNA/Daily_Dispatch/email&etear=dailydispatch
I can completely understand that the qualification for harassment, when it comes to asking a woman out, is totally based on the context. For example, are you badgering them, or asking at a really inappropriate time. Or is it innocent, and you simply wanted to ask a woman out that you had been speaking to for a few minutes to an hour or so.
For someone that was very shy growing up, this validates the fears I had growing up about asking women out. My concern was that I would be labeled a "creep" just for showing interest. I also am troubled by how high it can get in the United States (up to 25% for younger women, and even ~15% for men). Count me in that 15% when I was 18 so long ago...
A lot of men are already frightened enough to walk up to a girl just to talk to them...must we now be afraid that even flirting or asking out on a date can be sexual harassment? Or does simply showing respect, politeness and decency within the context of the situation enough? What do the ladies of the TMF think? The gentlemen are also more than free to offer their opinions.
https://www.economist.com/blogs/gra.../nNA/Daily_Dispatch/email&etear=dailydispatch