Orion has the right of it. I’m a military woman and that has been my experience. Although I can’t speak for all women, my observation is that women who are professional, business-like, self-confident, and who have a sense of humor are very unlikely to be hassled. Women who don’t fit that criteria may have a different experience. Of course nothing justifies rape, ever. That’s a whole ‘nother conversation. I’d bet that a military woman is less likely to be raped than a female college freshman.
My definition of harassment is this: Don’t mess with my body, my pay, or my chances to do a job/be promoted. That’s it. I couldn’t care less about rough language or being politically correct. There’s only been one time I felt harassed…a senior officer didn’t want me to lead a detachment only because of my gender. It didn’t matter to him that I had the experience and previous success. That was messed up but HIS senior officer corrected it.
Orion has the right of it. I’m a military woman and that has been my experience. Although I can’t speak for all women, my observation is that women who are professional, business-like, self-confident, and who have a sense of humor are very unlikely to be hassled. Women who don’t fit that criteria may have a different experience. Of course nothing justifies rape, ever. That’s a whole ‘nother conversation. I’d bet that a military woman is less likely to be raped than a female college freshman.
My definition of harassment is this: Don’t mess with my body, my pay, or my chances to do a job/be promoted. That’s it. I couldn’t care less about rough language or being politically correct. There’s only been one time I felt harassed…a senior officer didn’t want me to lead a detachment only because of my gender. It didn’t matter to him that I had the experience and previous success. That was messed up but HIS senior officer corrected it.