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The headline read “60% of male managers feel uncomfortable around female workers.” The headline is from the Huffington Post about a survey was done by https://leanin.org/ The Washington Post also published a story around the survey. If you are unfamiliar with Lean In, their mission statement is “We help women achieve their ambitions and work to create an equal world.” They did the same survey a year ago and the percentage of male managers who felt uncomfortable was in the 40% region. This seemingly strange feeling by managers is due to the #metoo movement according to the survey. If male managers feel uncomfortable around female workers there are all sorts of negative results. They obviously won’t mentor a woman and having a mentor is extremely important in advancement. They may not even hire a woman if given the option of hiring a man. The male managers’ feeling comes from not wanting to deal with a woman’s accusations about his conduct. The male managers feel there are no clear cut guidelines anymore. Think about Joe Biden’s recent problems with his “hugging” of women. Even the women who complained said it was non-sexual. However, the male managers fear they will never be given a chance to defend themselves and once an accusation is made they are out of a job. It is simply not worth the risk to work with any woman – think about that! What does that do to the chances of any woman of ever advancing or even getting a job? What’s the answer? I have absolutely no idea. However, I do know we need to discuss this problem and I’m sure wiser minds than mine will come up with an answer.