Sexual harassment: a fair approach

I CAN only agree wholeheartedly with Patrick McGinnity’s assertion (Irish Examiner letters, October 31) that men may also be the victims of sexual harassment and I regret, therefore, that he interpreted my letter (Irish Examiner, October 27) as signalling women to be exclusive in this respect.

Sexual harassment can, of course, be perpetrated by both men and women and against members of the same sex, as well as those of the opposite sex. Certainly, an exaggerated sense of political correctness can, on occasion, obscure the truth of an allegation of harassment — sexual or otherwise.

However, it is equally true that a disregard for so-called political correctness — a term that invites parody all too easily — can also obscure the truth.