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Wow 1996 really was a long time ago. Many would say women have the advantage when it comes to earning positions but the pay needs to catch up.
We need to get better at negotiating our contracts.
Pay inequity is definitely still an issue at most levels.
You’re right that the title is out of date, but I won’t stop talking about feminism until things like “slut-shaming,” “fat-shaming,” inequities in reproductive rights, and disproportionate poverty levels are all things of the past. It seems like every time we celebrate a victory in one area, we discover that we’re falling behind in another.
True. Feminism isn’t out of date, but the comparison to men IS.
Very funny book title, by the way. I’m not sure we’re 100% there yet, but it’s gotten a lot better since 96. The whole equal pay for equal work thing is still an issue.
Definitely. Got to change.
So out-of-date. Who would choose a penis anyways?
I definitely would have liked a penis in the rest rooms in India. Just saying. But other than that? Nahh.
Sexism and discrimination against women is still alive, but often couched in political correctness.
It’s still there, but young women somehow don’t seem to see it. They feel entitled to equality and therefore they don’t understand the concept of feminism applied to their careers.
There is currently way more equity between the sexes in the corporate workplace than there was 20 years ago. In fact, during my run in the middle management structure of a couple of Fortune 500 companies it seemed like it was a growing practice to hire more women (over men) and advance more women (over men) to meet diversity policies.
P.S. I also knew a lot of men without penises (per se) that were succeeding in the corporate world because they had skills other than common sense and a hard work ethic to get them by…..just saying, LOL.
Yep, more equity. But not equal. Also, unless they were born the wrong gender, all men have penises and the book’s premise plays off the fact that simply by being a man they were given preferential treatment (“success”). It didn’t mean they had “balls,” which is another thing entirely–in fact, I’ve been accused of that. Or do you mean that the “men without penises” are actually aggressive women or slept their way up? I’m not sure what you mean–would you mind clarifying? Thanks!
I can’t believe I don’t remember this book being published! Yes, we have made quite a few changes and improvements since then, but I still think we have a ways to go for equality in the workplace.
Women are most definitely successful in today’s world…. Sadly it wasn’t always this way and it was a fight for many of us. I worked in an industry that was very male dominated and I worked hard to make a place for myself. 🙂