The REAL sexual inequity in the modern workplace Oh, I'm going to get it for this one, I just know it. But I
don't care. Truth is truth, regardless of whether or not it's
politically correct to say it. So here goes: Ladies, if you want men to treat you as equals in the workplace,
make yourselves as unattractive as possible. That's right: Shear
off those lovely locks, chuck those makeup compacts, and start
wearing clothes made of burlap. Otherwise, some MAN might see
you as a sex object and try to impress you. Now look, don't shoot the messenger here. I'm just extrapolating
from some recent University of Michigan research findings that
only prove what everyone already knows: That the release of male
sex hormones - along with the subsequent courtship or mating
behaviors - are easily triggered. The study showed that even
brief interaction with an attractive female was enough to raise
sex hormone levels in men by as much as 30%. The research also
revealed a direct correlation between the amount each subject's
hormone levels rose and the degree to which he reported finding
the study's female "decoy" attractive. But here's the juicy part: There was also a strong correlation
between these rising hormone levels and the amount of typical
"courtship" behavior male subjects exhibited while in the
decoy's presence. And most telling of all, these behaviors where
obvious enough to the test female that she could rate the
subjects males' level of arousal with astonishing accuracy. There you have it: Men - pardon me, heterosexual men (we have to
classify our manhood now, you know) - get aroused by attractive
women at the drop of a hat. And women know it. Stunning, truly. Why do we need a study to tell us this? I'll tell you why: So
that the PC pointy-heads of the man-hating left can spin yet
another of the most obvious realities of life into fuel for
their campaign against normal, healthy masculinity. C'mon, you
know full well it'll only be a matter of time before these
findings are somehow spun into a damning comment on the vast
inequities women face in the workplace - or in society at
large. But if anything, this study reveals the tremendous advantage
women have over men. Don't believe me? Keep reading… In the paragraphs above, we learned (or rather, a bunch of PC
academics with too much time on their hands finally proved) that
women are aware of when men find them attractive - and also that
men are nearly powerless to prevent themselves from being
attracted to women, or acting like it.
This gives women all the cards.
Think about it: If a working woman finds a male co-worker she
already knows is drawn to her attractive himself, she then has
the option of deciding whether or not to be receptive to him if
it suits her. Advantage: Women. However, if she does NOT find
him attractive, her sexual radar nonetheless still detects his
attraction. If this causes her any discomfort, all she need do
is hint at the notion of sexual harassment and his standing in
the workplace becomes compromised. Again, advantage: Women.
Devil's Advocates out there will say that working men have
exactly the same right to cry "foul!" if a co-worker's advances
are unwelcome. This may be technically true, but come on - who
among us men would confess to feeling threatened by the
attentions of ANY woman? According to the study, we'd be too
busy grappling with our raging testosterone to point fingers…
Here's the bottom line: Men and women co-exist every working day
in a translucent fog of varying, intermixed degrees of
attraction and repulsion, both chemical and psychological in
origin - and everybody knows it. It's exactly the time-proven
hard-wired mechanism by which we meet, pair up, and ensure the
future of humanity.
But it's only sexual harassment if SHE doesn't find HIM
attractive. Is that fair?
Look, the only way to ensure absolutely equal treatment between
men and women in the workplace would be to regulate everyone's
attractiveness - in other words: To make sure that no employee
(male or female) is any more or less attractive than any other,
like something out of a Kurt Vonnegut story. Fine, as
preposterous as this sounds, I'm all for it if it'll stop people
from whining about inequities in the workplace.
The real question is this, though: Would women be willing to
ensure this fairness by giving up their natural advantage in all
matters of animal magnetism?
Playing the hand I'm dealt,
William Campbell Douglass II, MD |
