Williams emphasizes, however, that she does not want her clothes to “disappear” women.

Ugh when will women just STOP existing?! Don’t we realize how much valuable time we are wasting for men by forcing them to not only harass us in actual every day life but now they have to harass us online as well?!

Well, you know, if you’re a woman and you don’t want to be harassed, just don’t go online. Or outside. Or really do anything.

TLDR: “Don’t shit where you eat”. Always holds up, always.

It can be appropriate if: the two co-workers are around the same age, both single (unless both are known to each other as polyamorous), regularly spend social time together, both at work (lunch breaks, etc) and outside work (going out for Friday night drinks) and - most importantly - on the same power level.

Asking out a colleague of equal rank? Yes. Underling? No.

Isn’t it fascinating that a piece about the sexual harassment women face at work makes these men go, “But what about my dating options!” instead of feeling sympathy for their female coworkers?

‘Hey, do you want to grab a beer/coffee after this?’ ≠ drunken confessions of undying and unreciprocated love

-Are you their supervisor or someone in the chain above them? If so no, absolutely 100% no.

If you’re stupid enough to ask such a dumb question, the answer for you is no, because you’ve demonstrated that you have the social IQ of a grapefruit and would be incapable of doing it respectfully. Men who think “don’t ask your coworkers out” is a reasonable guideline for the sake of making women feel safe at work…

Yes. In person, not creepily with weird-ass love notes, and if she’s not into it, you say thanks anyway and move on.

I can’t tell you how many women I know in STEM have at least one anecdote of an extremely inappropriate situation like this...its horrifyingly ubiquitous from a lot of these older male PIs.