By Valerie Bauman Social Affairs Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:24 GMT, 18 March 2019 | Updated: 16:51 GMT, 18 March 2019
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American men are less convinced now that sexual harassment at work is a major problem than they were in 2017 at the dawn of the #metoo movement, according to a new survey that suggests a backlash is emerging against the cause.
Some 53 percent of men now believe workplace sexual harassment is a 'major problem,' down from 66 percent who felt that way in October of 2017 – several weeks after allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein came to light, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.
Men are also more likely now (45 percent) to say people are overly sensitive about workplace harassment than they were two years ago (33 percent).
This graph illustrates the change over time in sentiment about sexual harassment at work among men, women and all U.S. adults. Men were less likely than women to view it as a major problem - and men are less worried about it now than they were in 2017
That's not to say no progress has been made: Men are more likely to care about the issue now than they did in 1998 – when Gallup first
