Ugh. This is predictable in the age of guilty til proven innocent isn't it? When an accusation is enough to tank a career then yes people are going to feel the need to protect themselves by removing any possibility of that happening.

And rather than trying to approach the problem constructively, the article takes a strong tone throughout that puts the blame on men:

> That means the many, many women in this world who are just trying to do their jobs and make progress in their careers are being stymied by men who are terrified of being, I dunno, unable to control themselves while talking to a woman in the conference room.

No. It's not men who are afraid they're unable to control themselves. It's men who are afraid they'll be falsely accused and won't be able to defend themselves.