On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 08:54:14PM +0200, Jean Louis wrote: > Richard is guilty of what? Flirting? Pleasure Cards? Hahhahahahahahha. > > Jean >
IMHO this is an important reason. On Medium in her blog post, Selam G. referenced a report by MIT women from 1983. In Chapter 3 it says (please excude any typos of mine): > 3.1 First a Woman, Then a Professional > > · Do not make inappropriate personal remarks to or about women in > professional situations. > > - Never make demeaning remarks, such as “come sit on my lap > sometime…”, in professional situations. > > - Do not use sexist humor to “spice up a dull subject…” or make > disparaging comments about women as a group. > > - Do not allow a discussion of a female student’s work to be turned > into a discussion of her physical attributes or appearance. In > general, do not make more references to women’s appearances or > personal lives than to men’s appearances or personal lives. > > · […] > > · Faculty members should be careful in approaching female students as > dates to avoid putting the women in untenable positions. The role > as potential date must not supersede the professional and academic > roles. Regards, Florian
