There are huge public awareness campaigns around all of these issues.
Everything I see in the media is that there are not only huge awareness campaigns, but that when something does happen, there are also huge outcries about it.
I was willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, as sexism is undoubtedly a real issue in our society and our industry, but every other comment I read of yours makes it ever closer to a textbook case of a baseless accusation made to get back at someone you didn't like, and I'm ready to be conclusive about this. Do you realize how much this impacts all future cries for help from women being grossly mistreated because of their gender? My SO is going into engineering and it boils my blood to think how much people are willing to abuse the system until she can no longer be protected by it and we're back to the 1950's.
In a perfect world, where each and every one of us is aware of each and every culture around the world, this is true. Right now, we are in the middle of a process, where we encounter with culture we never dealt with before.
In some societies the boundaries for certain acts - such as personal space, physical contact, etc - is completely different to others.
Therefore I do believe talking could solve a small percentage of situations, which one considers harassment. ( Not the one in the article. )
I understand where you're coming from. But... there should be no need for one adult to educate another that bad behavior is unacceptable.
Hi! I know you enjoy punching me from behind when I'm doing my work, but could you please stop?
The larger issue is that (like most companies) actually doing anything is secondary to management politics. Protecting the bureaucracy is the #1 goal.