Or as I like to say, “Better put that thing away before someone uses it for bait.”
What I learned from my experiences with workplace harassment is that my harassers were all about getting my goat. What united them was their delight in making women uncomfortable. I think it gave them a sense of dominance. I certainly didn’t feel singled out by their behavior.
I decided I was going hand whatever they threw at me right back. And it worked. It embarassed and flumoxed them. All because, just as you say Charlotte Franklin , I refused to abet their behavior.