We're All Fraidy Cats of Office Gossip And Missing Mentor Opportunities
LatestWe already knew that, as of 2011, women in the workplace (and on TV!) were missing female mentors. WARNING: I’m about to talk about Lean In. OK. I’m doing it now. Sheryl Sandberg suggests that men are also reticent to tutor the new female employee on the block, because they’re afraid that everyone will assume they’re humping. And the women feel the same way.
Forbes looked at the dynamic in more detail and found that almost two-thirds of men in senior positions resisted one-on-one meetings with younger female employees at the risk of stirring up office gossip. Half of the young women asked avoided contact with the men for the same reason.