All in all, I’ve had decent men bosses for the most. The women bosses I had were worse on women subordinates but, to be fair, they were in academic and medical fields, which are harder on women in general to advance to positions of authority. I agree with your comment:
that if you treat all your subordinates decently – men and women – they will defend you.
Not only that, but if you are fair and give them a chance to excel in their work, they will make you prosper as well, and remember and honor you and your work long after you will ever realize.
True. My point is the cubicle furniture arrangement seems to put people more at a disadvantage for those gropers and lookers. It’s hard to believe people like Brett Kavanaugh can get so far up the ladder.
In fact, I recall vaguely that a “journalist” – was it Matt Lauer? – had some sort of device attached to his desk that he used to lock a door, thus trapping women in his office.
ETA: As reported in Variety (2017):
Lauer, who was paranoid about being followed by tabloid reporters, grew more emboldened at 30 Rockefeller Center as his profile rose following Katie Couric’s departure from “Today” in 2006. His office was in a secluded space, and he had a button under his desk that allowed him to lock his door from the inside without getting up. This afforded him the assurance of privacy. It allowed him to welcome female employees and initiate inappropriate contact while knowing nobody could walk in on him, according to two women who were sexually harassed by Lauer.
