Sexual harassment training has played a central role in closing the gender gap between men and women and creating more equitable workplaces. However, Kim Elsesser, author of Sex and the Office: Women, Men, and the Sex Partition That's Dividing the Workplace, suggested in a recent op-ed that some forms of sexual harassment training actually hurt women and hold them back from advancing in their careers. "Heightened awareness of harassment is . . . inadvertently leaving many employees overly cautious in interactions with the opposite sex," she wrote. For example, if a male manager asks a male employee to have a cup of coffee or grab a drink after work, no one thinks twice. The two will likely form a friendship and benefit professionally from the relationship. But, due to some forms of sexual harassment training, that same manager may be wary of inviting a female co-worker. The invitation might be misinterpreted, rumors could circulate, and allegations could materialize. So she is left behind. In fact, studies have shown that almost two-thirds of male executives are reluctant to have one-on-one meetings with female subordinates.