In my 20's, I was asked if I had children during a job interview. I told them that was an inappropriate, and illegal question. They continued to press on if I had children, stating it was relevant to the job because parents would have difficulty with the hours required. The job was bar tending, at a restaurant open 10…

A friend of mine has kept a “lawsuit list” of the things her bosses have said and done to her during both of her pregnancies that are actionable (she is a lawyer herself). Not that she intends to use it, but it’s a helpful way for her to vent her frustration over the situation. The pregnancy discrimination is both…

Did anyone notice the trend of titling books with the “[Masculine profession]‘s [feminine relation].” Examples: The Hangman’s Daughter, THe Apothecary’s DAughter, The Merchant’s Daughter, The Doctor’s Wife, The Goldsmith’s Wife, etc

People in various forums are trying to make out that this is a problem far in the past.

This terrifies me. I am currently ten weeks pregnant and am about to change careers. The timing could not be worse, when I applied for the job I was not pregnant and did not know until after the interview.

The backhand comments give it away. I was not explicitly fired for being pregnant; however, I was beginning to show around the time of annual bonus. I was explicitly told for months I would get a bonus and it was always understood to be a large part of compensation (law firm). The owner of the firm kept putting off my…

HOW IS IT THAT AT NO POINT IN THIS DESIGN PROCESS DID ANYONE NOTICE OR POINT OUT OR CARE THAT UNTIL IS SPELLED WITH ONLY ONE L. HOW?

Women getting harrassed and assualted on airplanes has been like a day ending in “Y” for decades, right? Of all kinds of transit, planes by nature have to be one of the worst transit experiences, in general, but particularly for women.

that is not a shoe that is a heel.

Yeah, but when you’re rich, you can afford another baby.

People Have Finally Had Enough of Seeing Kylie Jenner’s Cars

Yes, it seems entirely plausible that a prince of England would have no other way to end a friendship than a personal visit which required a six hour plane ride across an ocean and a visit to a house where underage girls were certain to be. I mean, I’m sure the Duke of York doesn’t have any personal assistants that…

“the Queen lightly slapped him across the face”

I wish the same thing, but more because I caved and accepted follow requests from coworkers and I prefer a clean divide between my work and personal life. One thing a friend of mine has done to share photos of her kiddo is to post things like pictures of his feet, or his back, essentially cute lil photos that don’t…

In the thumbnail I actually thought it was Kim. Damn she has us trained to see us even when she’s not there.

How does one manage to convince themselves that they’re the inflluencer when they’re doing Kim Kardashian cosplay?

This. Gaslighting involves the intent of making its target doubt their own senses and memories. It involves the creation of an alternate reality.

Generally agreed, and it would be nice if people in the media actually used word like lie and liar about Trump. But I think gaslighting works well here because it’s a more specific, more elaborate thing. When my wife asks me if I actually ate sixteen oreos for breakfast and I deny it, that’s a lie. But if I were to…

Amazing that you don't see the irony in your comment.

This is one of the central hurdles that we ignore / refuse to make peace with when we complain that other countries obtain better educational results than we do. Yes, they do, and it’s often as much about the quantity of education that their children receive as the quality. Summer vacations are extremely bad for…