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sea witch
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- relational theophysis and bioregional witchery
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Gender inequity in the workplace
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- Apr 2013
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- Well I'm not in Kansas anymore.
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Re: Gender inequity in the workplace
Originally posted by thalassa View PostWarning: The above post may contain traces of sarcasm.
An apostrophe is the difference between a business that knows its shit, and a business that knows it's shit.
"Why is every object we don't understand always called a thing?" (McCoy. Star Trek: The Moive Picture)
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Re: Gender inequity in the workplace
I attended a college for a while that had predominantly male students. My first college was an all girl school and the middle/high school I attended was an extremely liberal program that was also predominantly female, so suddenly entering a male environment where there was only 2 or three other girls in the class was a bit of a culture shock for me. I remember in particular how careful I had to be when I asked questions; even if I asked a fellow student a yes or no question, it could easily turn into a super long teaching lecture. If a male student asked the same question, he could expect to get a yes or no answer, or a brief explanation.
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Opinionated
- Jun 2013
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- Adelaide, Australia
Re: Gender inequity in the workplace
I work in a female dominated industry (the Veterinary industry as a whole is statistically female dominated if you factor not only veterinarians but nurses/techs and support staff, plus veterinary practice managers are more often women than men so we have more women in leadership than men in general) and as a nurse/tech I don't have to worry about any inequity between me and male peers pretty much at all (there are very few male vet nurses/techs). BUT... reading that second article was very interesting for me. I am consistently described in reviews (both by my boss and 360 reviews from my staff) as a fantastic, highly skilled nurse and manager, but can come across as abrasive and condescending. I've always just put it down to my personality and know that I have to work hard at toning it down. This makes me wonder if I'd get the same feedback if I were male. Maybe. Maybe not. It's interesting though.
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