Women's Issues
Most women fight wars on two fronts, one for whatever the putative topic is and one simply for the right to speak, to have ideas, to be acknowledged to be in possession of facts and truths, to have value, to be a human being.
guernicamag.com • Men Explain Things to Me
He kept us waiting while the other guests drifted out into the summer night, and then sat us down at his authentically grainy wood table and said to me, “So? I hear you’ve written a couple of books.”
I replied, “Several, actually.”
He said, in the way you encourage your friend’s seven-year-old to describe flute practice, “And what are they about?”
The
... See moreOne study found that people who bragged openly27 (“I’m the life of the party”) were actually more likable than those who made self-deprecating claims
Jessica Bennett • Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace
seem nice enough. If a woman seems really nice, she is considered more nice than competent. Since people want to hire and promote those who are both competent and nice, this creates a huge stumbling block for women. Acting in stereotypically feminine ways makes it difficult to reach for the same opportunities as men, but defying expectations and re
... See moreSheryl Sandberg • Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Being a woman in a male-dominated industry has made me very aware that this culture is sorely lacking something I am naturally able to provide in spades. Not in a way that saps me of energy or makes me feel like a martyr, but in a way that feels fulfilling and grounding in my sense of self.
Molly Mielke • Feeling seen · Molly Mielke
Women create shadow hierarchies while pretending to want equality
Claim: Competent women should be rewarded based on ability
Reality: Women who shine too brightly must be taken down a notch
Claim: Beauty standards are oppressive and we want equality
Reality: Deny differences in beauty while creating hierarchies based on it
Claim: Women should live their
... See more“Women in the Executive Suite Correlate to High Profits.”)
Katherine Kay • Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better
One reason for the social undervaluation of particular work is the association of that work with women – the fact that it is understood to be women’s work.