Ain’t it grand when you have to fight the sexism in your own family?

Yep.

Is she still your friend? Please say no.

You are awesome.

It’s too bad that you had to state the bleeding obvious, but I’m glad that you did.

I appreciate your comment, but working in a mostly female workplace is no guarantee of equality. The women outnumber the men at my workplace but our female boss then chooses to keep the few men we have as pets who get extra treats like last minute time off and promotions. 

Thank you for your service, and for this comment.

Maybe if we repeat this enough times certain people will “get it?”

Which, in one case of my experience was a bonus of cash for the men and the leftover wilted office poinsettias for the ladies.

THIS. Thank you for your testimony.

Company cultures differ. That does not negate the original point and the experience of the vast majority of women in the work force.

I have fallen for that, drank that kool aid, and it availed me nothing but health issues caused by stress. Former supervisor dangled the carrot of one step up the ladder if only I would do all the things she asked me to do, regardless of appropriateness. Right before she left she admitted I would never be promoted…

Such wisdom is rare for one in management, in my experience. And for that we thank you.

In other words, I agree with you, Tzepish.

You are equating “cool stuff” with risk taking. “Cool stuff” may be something that looks flashy but has little substance, for example. I think you are the first poster to mention risk taking. That is perhaps your thing and not as relevant to the rest of us as you think it is. I would wager that most of us work some…

The Japanese also don’t put their elderly in nursing homes. The thought that we can pick and choose what we like from other cultures and use it in our own is ludicrous. Most women have done the “team player” routine. We were trained to. It is only very recently we have begun to question it. It is not petty and I…

Oh trust me, many of us females in the workplace could give a flying fuck about all the things you list every bit as much as the males do. Unfortunately, if your boss wants that stuff to happen it makes little difference. At one job our boss put on a holiday party every year where she would expect all the women to get…

P.S. My supervisor is female, for what that is worth.

Thank you for taking the time to tell your story with all the specific examples. I don’t have the energy. Preach sister!