You could handle it' said the leader of the free world, pointing to his wife.
D-Day veteran, 93, makes flirty remark about Melania Trump to US President
Yeah, I know, cheap shot, and I'm no fan of Melania Trump either, but no one deserves to be treated as property.
Are you serious?
In the past I've interviewed men and women in respect of whom I've been familiar with their work. Typically, the men claim credit for the work of others, whereas women often credit their team for their own achievements!
Hmm. I don't know about that. The word 'sassy' seems to have entered my daughter's vocabulary. I hate it.I really hope this is starting to change. Younger women haven't so much been brought up to be modest and self deprecating. It's us older ones who were force fed the idea of never "showing off".
Hmm. I don't know about that. The word 'sassy' seems to have entered my daughter's vocabulary. I hate it.
But isn't "sassy" seen as a positive thing?
It's still very much used as a put-down, from what I can gather. I'm no expert, mind. I am oldBut isn't "sassy" seen as a positive thing?
Gay men are.Why are men or boys never called sassy?
Gay men are.
Sassy, bossy, feisty, sparky, ‘though she be but little she is fierce’ T-shirts. It’s the same toxic shitHmm. I don't know about that. The word 'sassy' seems to have entered my daughter's vocabulary. I hate it.
And I’m not sure men would do that about a proper work thing that impacted their income. I’ve never heard an exchange that was ‘can you do x spreadsheet’ (to a woman who could do it standing on her head) and she replies with a doubtful ‘I can try’I think there is a very male hypobolic self-deprecation that ends being exactly the opposite:
'A little place in Scotland' is an enormous house
'I dabble in art' which means a massive private collection
'I'm quite handy in goal'
And I’m not sure men would do that about a proper work thing that impacted their income. I’ve never heard an exchange that was ‘can you do x spreadsheet’ (to a woman who could do it standing on her head) and she replies with a doubtful ‘I can try’
You’d get ‘yes’ or ‘I’ve never done it before but I can try’ or a discussion about format and parameters- but never that instinctive stepping back
Oh. Chairs. The chairs in office receptions that put your knees above your hips so you can’t stand up gracefully- especially if you are in heels. The chairs that cling to your skirt so it rides up during the day. The silly perchy bar stool things. The ‘booths’ where you end up trying to show a colleague stuff on a coffee table where he can see up your skirt, or you are awkwardly close together on some snuggler arrangement in corporate colours... Endlessly irritating things, chairs*I haven't got involved in this thread for many reasons, but I was at a seminar today and it started with a group of people ( a "panel") talking at us (not unusual) . It was "quite good", in that there were two BAME blokes, one white middle aged bloke, one white woman and a BAME woman. Except that no one had explained to anyone that the "panel" would be perched on high stools, and no one had told these women about that, so they were sat perched in short skirts on these stools, despite being leading people in their field. The men, were sitting on the same stools with their bulges on display.
It was fairly obvious - the organisers should have figured it out beforehand.
Very much a world designed for men, even where women at the top of their game are involved.
(apologies, but I am actually a bit pissed off)(but the women involved were a bit fucked off)
Going back a bit to things being designed for men I am reminded of being struck by the change in pram options since men became more involved in pushing the fuckers.
There was a really interesting podcast about ‘status prams’ (including the fact they are called travel systems ) and how they were invented. It was basically a bloke deciding he wanted something pretty. Let me see if I can find itGoing back a bit to things being designed for men I am reminded of being struck by the change in pram options since men became more involved in pushing the fuckers.
Back in the day there seemed to be two types, the unwieldy silverline nanny model or the lightweight buggies that were barely bigger than the toy versions. Nowadays they are staggering feats of engineering with myriad choices to consider including 3 wheeled jogging prams because babies should be designed to fit round men's interests rather than womens activities being constrained by and designed around activities for children.
Perfect prams for perfect parents: the rise of the bougie buggy – podcastThere was a really interesting podcast about ‘status prams’ (including the fact they are called travel systems ) and how they were invented. It was basically a bloke deciding he wanted something pretty. Let me see if I can find it
What point were you actually trying to make with that post other than the part in parentheses?Roll on more men getting into ironing then. Even in their highest position ironing boards are back-breakingly low for me.
(Note how I drop in that I do the ironing)
Fuck yeah. You can thank the patriarchy for women-sized ironing boards and I'll back you all the way. Women-sized ironing boards and man-sized gym equipment. Surely we can do better than this!!Roll on more men getting into ironing then. Even in their highest position ironing boards are back-breakingly low for me.
(Note how I drop in that I do the ironing)
What point were you actually trying to make with that post other than the part in parentheses?
Fuck yeah. You can thank the patriarchy for women-sized ironing boards and I'll back you all the way. Women-sized ironing boards and man-sized gym equipment. Surely we can do better than this!!
Yes! Except that men are also the default so it goes a bit deeper than ironing boards in our case and most things are just generally assumed that you are male.The dozens of things designed for women, presumably by men, for stereotypically 'petite' women (My mother is six-foot and has complained about her tiny surroundings all her life) give men a taste of what it must be like for women using the hundreds of things designed for (again stereotypical) men.
Tens of thousands of things then.hundreds of things
I'm not sure exactly which thread this should be on but .....
On LinkedIn today a man was praising his solicitor (male) because he'd put a meeting back half an hour so that he could take his kid to nursery. There were loads of other men joining in and congratulating this paragon of virtue.
A woman pointed out that if she had asked to start a meeting later because she was taking her children to school, that would NOT have been seen as a positive thing. In fact it would be career suicide.
So much this. Best advice I got coming back from mat leave was not to be too honest about where I was, why I was late/leaving early etcI'm not sure exactly which thread this should be on but .....
On LinkedIn today a man was praising his solicitor (male) because he'd put a meeting back half an hour so that he could take his kid to nursery. There were loads of other men joining in and congratulating this paragon of virtue.
A woman pointed out that if she had asked to start a meeting later because she was taking her children to school, that would NOT have been seen as a positive thing. In fact it would be career suicide.