A student asked me to fill out a questionnaire for a course about the experiences of professors from other countries. Here is question #1 on the questionnaire:
I don’t know what happened that it’s suddenly normal for young male students to question older female professors about their sex lives, especially in a context where one’s sexuality is utterly irrelevant. I wouldn’t have agreed to participate if I knew that sexuality was going to be brought up. Also, my age? Why not my salary and weight, for good measure?
Obviously, I didn’t answer.
I did wonder why this student decided to send in the questions by email instead of coming over in person. After seeing the questions, I figured it out.
We should really consider not talking about our sexuality at work. That would be a very positive change.
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