Men are afraid to mentor women after #MeToo and it hurts us all: study

Men are scared of women now.

LeanIn.org and SurveyMonkey’s new #MentorHer poll reveals Friday that 60 percent of male managers report feeling “too nervous” about being accused of harassment to interact with women in “common workplace” activities such as mentoring, socializing and one-on-one meetings.

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That’s a 32 percent spike from 2018, with an additional 36 percent of men saying now actively avoid women in junior-level positions — effectively chopping down their shot at climbing the corporate ladder.

“The vast majority of managers and senior leaders are men,” says Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, SurveyMonkey board member and founder of LeanIn.Org, in a statement. If they are reluctant even to meet one-on-one with women, there’s no way women can get an equal shot at proving themselves.”

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