Little Women

barrelmakersdaughter.com ♦ July 8, 2017 ♦ 2 Comments

Hostile work environments are nothing new. For females, sadly they are also nothing old. In this day and age of presumed enlightenment they exist, dinosaurs that missed the memo alerting of their extinction.

These are environments where the word feminist is preceded by the word militant.

Where the women are referred to as girls. Literally, little women. The hard-working female doing just as much, and oftentimes more, than a male counterpart, is a girl. Regardless of age, regardless of skill, regardless of expertise–not a woman, but a girl.

These are environments where the term “white male privilege” is met with a derisive snort. Laughter. Shaking of heads.

Environments where a woman with a low aptitude test score doesn’t get an interview, but a male candidate does.

Where a man makes more for doing less.

Where a man who stands up for his principles is strong, but a woman who does it is a b***h.

I could go on, but you get my point.

I know there are companies that have eliminated issues like this and I applaud them for treating women with respect.

The rest of the sisterhood will continue to show up daily, hoping for, and working for, change. The old ad said, “You’ve come a long way, baby!” Sadly, that way is just not long enough.