Nothing about American workplace law is "feminized." It's statutory, constitutional, and precedent-driven—by courts, by the way, long dominated by men.
Title VII is neutral. Since 1964, it's banned discrimination because of sex. The Supreme Court has made sure those protections apply equally to everyone. Feminism didn't twist the law; the law simply requries equality.
When commentators complain that we favor "punishing male vices and allowing feminized vices totally free rein," they're not making legal arguments—they're confessing ignorance. Meritor, Oncale, Faragher, and Ellerth created a balanced framework protecting both sides.
If your culture of "masculine virtue" involves push-up contests or pinups, that's not authenticity—it's Exhibit A. The courts didn't invent that risk. You did.
A local jury recently underscored this point. Former FirstEnergy senior counsel David Farkas claimed he was fired for criticizing the company’s DEI program. The company said he was fired for non-consensually touching a colleague. The jury weighed the evidence and found no retaliation. Not bias. Not "wokeness." Just facts and law. That's how the system is supposed to work.
That's not "feminist bias." That's due process. Evidence mattered. Facts won.
MeToo didn't abolish fairness; it amplified accountability. "Believe women" was never a legal standard; it was a moral correction to decades of disbelief. The law still demands proof, process, and balance.
HR doesn't exist to "appease women." It exists to protect the company. If your managers fear lawsuits, that's not feminism's fault—it's bad management.
Feminism didn’t break the workplace. It civilized it.
After nearly 30 years defending employers, I'm here to tell you this: the workplaces with the fewest problems — legal or cultural — are the ones that take equality seriously, and hold to account those who fail to do so. Not as politics. Not just as policy. But as a daily expression of what's ethical and moral
If you think feminism "ruined" the workplace, you're not defending tradition. You're defending impunity. And you're asking for a lawsuit.