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dragonyphoenix ([personal profile] dragonyphoenix) wrote2016-03-14 12:07 pm
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The cost of not being a straight man

From the article: She cites the case of one government manager who for a particular position hired men with bachelors, masters, and PhD degrees in equal proportions. But all of the women in the same job had PhDs. “Discrimination is not done by villains,” she said. “It’s done by us.”

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[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com 2016-03-14 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I read this article a few days ago and it still makes me boil.


Gabrielle
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[identity profile] dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com 2016-03-14 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too.
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[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2016-03-14 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
*sigh*
Frustrating stuff.
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[identity profile] dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com 2016-03-15 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Grrr.
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