Re: I thank both Walter & WV for their good faith and persistent efforts to raise awareness Archived Message
Posted by Jackie on May 3, 2019, 5:17 pm, in reply to "Re: I'm not going either, D, because splitting this band of squabblers into two that are both too small "
of gender issues. I regret the disruptions, acrimony and conflict between good people that have happened on the board over these issues. I would chalk most of the disruption and acrimony up to resistance against recognizing that such issues exist, and inability to ignore issues that one has no interest in. Re your 'incredibly talented, hard-working, wonderful, highly educated professionals with great careers' who are 'not like that', maybe your friends are young and haven't run into it yet, maybe they are lucky and will never run into it, or maybe you're identifying a class aspect to the phenomenon. I'm happy to tell you that there is no gender civil war. But many people, men and women, recognize that many women face barriers, challenges, and dangers for reasons arising from gender differences, and many of those men and women want to raise awareness of it and work to make things better.
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