As a boss, I regularly see women who are totally killing it professionally, but I also know that work is a place where too many women have dealt with creepy bosses, rude coworkers, and opportunities denied because of their gender. I believe that there is power in telling our stories, especially given that there are some people who seem to think we’re still living back in the Mad Men days. So read on and respect these 12 women for sharing the truth about those crappy moments when being a woman still matters way too much at work. More from CafeMom: 7 Moments of Blatant Sexism That Took Place More Recently Than You Think I knew going into it that he had affairs and used empty apartments to have sex, but this was so weird. AND the company treated me like I was some sort of gold digger. After putting up with him for two years, I finally told the HR person it’s him or me." — Jennifer K. Also, I could go on FOREVER about having to convince contractors that I AM an architect and I DO know what I’m talking about. You work for ME, dumb ass." — Jenny Y. Who knows how many times I answered a question and the client wanted to talk to my boss — who said the exact same thing. The biggest thing was the attitude that I didn’t know anything about construction. Despite my 10 years of working directly with the project manager and growing up with a carpenter father." — Mary F. I was 21. I was like, Well, I guess that’s just how restaurants are. Lots of times I have been asked to not lift heavy things, move tables. ‘Let someone else get that.’ Even when I would say, ‘It’s fine, I am plenty strong enough, I am no more likely to hurt myself than anyone else,’ still … ‘Greg can do it.’" — Carrie N. More from CafeMom: 25 Most Sexist Laws Around the World
title: “12 Women Share Stories Of Workplace Sexism” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-03” author: “William Brown”
As a boss, I regularly see women who are totally killing it professionally, but I also know that work is a place where too many women have dealt with creepy bosses, rude coworkers, and opportunities denied because of their gender. I believe that there is power in telling our stories, especially given that there are some people who seem to think we’re still living back in the Mad Men days. So read on and respect these 12 women for sharing the truth about those crappy moments when being a woman still matters way too much at work. More from CafeMom: 7 Moments of Blatant Sexism That Took Place More Recently Than You Think I knew going into it that he had affairs and used empty apartments to have sex, but this was so weird. AND the company treated me like I was some sort of gold digger. After putting up with him for two years, I finally told the HR person it’s him or me." — Jennifer K. Also, I could go on FOREVER about having to convince contractors that I AM an architect and I DO know what I’m talking about. You work for ME, dumb ass." — Jenny Y. Who knows how many times I answered a question and the client wanted to talk to my boss — who said the exact same thing. The biggest thing was the attitude that I didn’t know anything about construction. Despite my 10 years of working directly with the project manager and growing up with a carpenter father." — Mary F. I was 21. I was like, Well, I guess that’s just how restaurants are. Lots of times I have been asked to not lift heavy things, move tables. ‘Let someone else get that.’ Even when I would say, ‘It’s fine, I am plenty strong enough, I am no more likely to hurt myself than anyone else,’ still … ‘Greg can do it.’" — Carrie N. More from CafeMom: 25 Most Sexist Laws Around the World
title: “12 Women Share Stories Of Workplace Sexism” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-24” author: “Ella Marvel”
As a boss, I regularly see women who are totally killing it professionally, but I also know that work is a place where too many women have dealt with creepy bosses, rude coworkers, and opportunities denied because of their gender. I believe that there is power in telling our stories, especially given that there are some people who seem to think we’re still living back in the Mad Men days. So read on and respect these 12 women for sharing the truth about those crappy moments when being a woman still matters way too much at work. More from CafeMom: 7 Moments of Blatant Sexism That Took Place More Recently Than You Think I knew going into it that he had affairs and used empty apartments to have sex, but this was so weird. AND the company treated me like I was some sort of gold digger. After putting up with him for two years, I finally told the HR person it’s him or me." — Jennifer K. Also, I could go on FOREVER about having to convince contractors that I AM an architect and I DO know what I’m talking about. You work for ME, dumb ass." — Jenny Y. Who knows how many times I answered a question and the client wanted to talk to my boss — who said the exact same thing. The biggest thing was the attitude that I didn’t know anything about construction. Despite my 10 years of working directly with the project manager and growing up with a carpenter father." — Mary F. I was 21. I was like, Well, I guess that’s just how restaurants are. Lots of times I have been asked to not lift heavy things, move tables. ‘Let someone else get that.’ Even when I would say, ‘It’s fine, I am plenty strong enough, I am no more likely to hurt myself than anyone else,’ still … ‘Greg can do it.’" — Carrie N. More from CafeMom: 25 Most Sexist Laws Around the World
