Conservatives will not stop pushing the Pence rule as a solution to sexual harassment

[Soph0571]

As stories of powerful men masturbating in front of women, forcibly kissing and groping women, and forcing teenage girls’ heads into their crotch have gained national attention, it’s sparked widespread conversation about how to prevent sexual harassment and assault.

The solution seems obvious: The best way to prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault of women and girls is for men not to sexually harass and assault women and girls. But conservatives appear to be less interested in finding ways to teach men how to co-exist with women, who comprise 47 percent of the U.S. labor force, than discussing how best to avoid women altogether.
In particular, conservative writers are increasingly focused on the “Mike Pence rule,” pointing out that Vice President Mike Pence does not eat dinner alone with women who are not his wife and does not go to events where alcohol is being served when his wife is not present. Pence first revealed this detail in a Washington Post article published in March.

[link:https://thinkprogress.org/conservatives-pence-rule-sexual-harassment-9da198df4e3a/|

[kydo]

1. Ever think the self imposed "mother rule" is there because dead eyes pence did something before?

Just kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it?

[Soxfan58]

2. Or

He can't control himself.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Yep. He can trust himself to behave.

[Atman]

4. The solution is simple:

Burkas. If men can't control themselves the woman should just cover up.

[Vinca]

5. So he's saying GOP men are so out of control they need chaperones 24/7?

[Bob Loblaw]

6. Seems to me that

most of these evangelical republican men who get busted having an extramarital affair think of themselves as David and their paramour as Bathsheba and that they as David, are the victim. They are powerless against the woman as she is but a temptress. Having asked for forgiveness from God, David was granted it and in their minds so will they be. No harm, no foul.

Ultimately the "Pence rule" is about keeping women out of the boardroom, if not the bedroom.

[treestar]

7. Creepy, like his wife is some kind of guard

Not that he would prefer her company or anything.

[Loki Liesmith]

8. The Pence Rule is designed to protect men

From false claims of harassment.


It has nothing to do with protecting women from actual harassment.

[dsc]

9. Schools have been behaving this way in regards to kids for years

Most teachers will not be alone with a student behind a closed door. I realize such a policy for adults with other adults seems a bit much but I also don't understand why coworkers should be alone together in hotel rooms and the like. Even in offices, maybe have windows instead of walls. Like it or not, some number of people aren't going to follow rules and norms, so denying opportunity for them to cause problems is a good idea.