female employees in rooms without windows anymore he also keeps his distance in elevators a late40something in private equity said he has a new rule established on the advice of his wife an attorney no business dinner with a woman 35 or youngerthe changes can be subtle but insidious with a woman say excluded from casual afterwork drinks leaving male colleagues to bond or having what should be a private meeting with a boss with the door left wide opennot that hardon wall street as elsewhere reactions to metoo can smack of paranoia particularly given the industrys history of protecting its biggest revenue generatorssome men have voiced concerns to me that a false accusation is what they fear said zweig the lawyer these men fear what they cannot controlthere are as many or more men who are responding in quite different ways one an investment adviser who manages about 100 employees said he briefly reconsidered having oneonone meetings with junior women he thought about leaving his office door open or inviting a third person into the roomfinally he landed on the solution just try not to be an aethats pretty much the bottom line said ron biscardi chief executive officer of context capital partners its really not that hardin january as metoo was gathering momentum biscardi did away with the latenight openbar gathering hed hosted for years in his penthouse suite during context capitals annual conference at the fontainebleau miami beach given the fact that women are in the minority at our events we want to make sure that the environment is always welcoming and comfortable we felt that eliminating the afterparty was necessary to remain consistent with that goalin this charged environment the question is how the response to metoo might actually end up hurting womens progress given the male dominance in wall streets top jobs one of the most pressing consequences for women is the loss of male mentors who can help them climb the ladderthere arent enough women in senior positions to bring along the next generation all by themselves said lisa kaufman chief executive officer of lasalle securities advancement typically requires that someone at a senior level knows your work gives you opportunities and is willing to champion you within the firm its hard for a relationship like that to develop if the senior person is unwilling to spend oneonone time with a more junior personmen have to step up she said and not let fear be a barrierupdated tois policy on covering metoo