So here is my idea. Bear with me and hear me out. This is the group whose needs we need to meet urgently. The possibilities for synergy are endless. You could bond over your favourite polls and be in the same groups. You might be in the same sector, live in the same area and follow the same hashtags. So why not… provided that it is consensual? And LinkedIn is in theory a rich data base of possibly like minded-soul mates. Romance happens in the office and a professional setting. With COVID and remote working the opportunities to meet new potential romantic partners is limited. 🎯 Looking for love: this is a group which is genuinely open to possibilities. Sometimes it’s probably a better idea that some of that self is left where it belongs. 🎯 LinkedIn Authentics: this group believe it’s important to pitch up as your authentic and whole self so we should feel free to post whatever we like. Posts can be anything from landing a dream job to concern about global carbon foot print. 🎯LinkedIn Lolitas: as flagged up in a recent post by Brittinay Lenhart These are women who post “irrelevant selfies” for engagement. The Lotharios who track email addresses of their targets to send billets doux, are creepier. It’s the whole slipping on the soap thing. gender violence expert Jackson Katz, men have concerns about their sexual safety in one situation only. 90% of women have experienced sexism and sexual harassment and are generally cautious. This tone deafness suggests that they have no idea that these overtures may trigger historical issues. They believe that women need to get over it. The fact that many women feel vulnerable on social media and is one of the reasons there is a gender networking gap is beyond them. Of course – why wouldn’t we? They don’t understand that nothing could be further from the truth. 🎯 LinkedIn Lotharios: these people assume that all women are simply waiting for the aforementioned messages to brighten up their otherwise dull days.
Their reaction is to ignore the interaction and block, or in fewer cases, report. Nor to they appreciate comments on their appearance, smile, eyes and other body parts. They generally don’t welcome random people appearing in their in-boxes with sparkling one-liners worthy of a double digit IQ, such as “Hello” and “Howz it going.” On this topic there seem to be two areas of disconnect. They are firmly in the camp that LinkedIn is not a dating site.
A flash poll from LinkedIn expert Andy Foote around receiving creepy advances on LinkedIn, shows us that 65% of respondents indicated the affirmative. To quote Einstein “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”
So I thought I really have to come at this problem from a different angle.
I am not convinced I am getting anywhere at all. For some time now I’ve been trying to combat sexism and harassment on LinkedIn.
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