Inés Sainz: Sympathy or just plain Stupidity

This past Monday, the New York Jets were charged with sexual harassment by female reporter Inés Sainz. She claims that unprofessional comments were said that were sexually charged and made her feel uncomfortable. Now upon initially hearing of this story, I immediately felt sympathy for Sainz. As a woman in a male dominated field, it can be very intimidating at times, especially in what is considered "men-only" territory.

 A woman in a man's field is expected to tough it out, not shake the boat or complain. That we chose to be in this field so we need to accept whatever criticism or harassment we are subjected to. My boyfriend, a sports broadcaster, and I got into a heated debate over Sainz's claims. My argument was that a woman should not be sexually harassed in any shape or form if it is in a professional environment.  Nor should she expect to be harassed simply because she is an attractive woman. My boyfriend's argument was that if a woman is in a locker room, then she should understand that that is a very social atmosphere for those men and they speak without a sensor.

Now, much has come to light regarding the character and professional ability of Sainz. She dresses provocatively, uses her beauty to enhance her career and is not highly recognized as having the best journalist integrity. But, all that being said, does she deserve to be sexually harassed for simply doing her job?

After speaking to several people, men and woman, it seems the answer lies in which sex you ask. Men say she was asking for it, woman say that it's not her fault she beautiful and simply trying to complete her job.

But honestly, shouldn't the conversation be leaning more towards the sexual harassment?