WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?: A majority of men say #MeToo makes it harder to figure out how to act around women at work

UNITED STATES
The Week

April 5, 2018

The golden hour of condemning sexual harassment is here, and apparently it’s making things complicated for men.

More than half of men — 55 percent — think our newfound focus on sexual assault has made it harder for them to figure out how they should interact with women at work, a Pew Research Center survey shows. Meanwhile, 47 percent of women said #MeToo spells trouble for men in the workplace.

There are sharp differences between generations on the issue. Of adults aged 18-29, just 42 percent said it’s harder for men to know how to act around women at work now, while 66 percent of those older than 65 said the same. Republican men felt the strongest, with 68 percent pointing out just how difficult a movement focused on women’s empowerment has been for them.

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