I’ve worked with women like this (who hasn’t?). They will complain when the men tell “shady” jokes, then when the men stay away from them, they complain they are being treated as an outsider (i.e. b1tch if you want to put a definition to it).
I’m a woman and understand men are men. You cannot change them, so you ignore anything they say that is not appropriate because most of them are just playing around anyway. If not...they find out I too can be a real nasty b1tch myself given the need. It ends anything unappropriate every time and often turns the situation into that man respecting you more (go figure) and you wind up as friends basically.
I’ve never filed a sexual harassment complaint...I’d just tell my husband which would have tougher consequences ;>)
Gloria Allred ( Democrat) has accomplished her task just as she did with Meg Whitman.
In the ‘80s I had an affirmative action black, female engineer in my group. She actually refused to attend a meeting in a conference room that had “White” in its name. Another group was looking to meet their AA goals and we happily transferred her.
Me too.
Mrs WBill's comment on this non-fracas was "Geez, I wonder if there's anything to this?"
My response, approximately, was: "You know (Miss X), that crazy *** (woman) at my work? Why do you think I call you and keep you on the phone whenever she and I are both working late? ....... A nutcase like that makes claims against the leader of the organization, and the organization pays her to go away. A nutcase like that makes claims against a peon like me, and it's easier for the organization to fire me."
That was the end of the story. I've not heard another word from her about it.