This Barbie Isn't Sure How the Expression of Femininity Should Be Posited Against Capitalistic and Consumerist Structures!
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I was a few months into my first “adult” job when I had an important realization: many of my colleagues were treating me like a woman first, colleague second. This is a hard phenomenon to describe, but an easy one to notice. I was getting spoken over in meetings. People were informing me of important projects rather than including me in collaborations. My ideas were being ignored, only to be re-pitched by a (male) colleague later. Most poignantly, during an interview cycle for student workers who would be working under my management, my supervisor had not introduced me to any of the candidates, had not allowed me space to pose any of my own questions, and had not asked for my input or feedback. Even when I was asserting myself during these conversations, it was as if my inputs were cursory little afterthoughts. Several interviewees never even met my eyes or shook my hand, acting as if only my supervisor were in the room with them.
This Barbie Isn't Sure How the Expression of Femininity Should Be Posited Against Capitalistic and Consumerist Structures!
This Barbie Isn't Sure How the Expression of…
This Barbie Isn't Sure How the Expression of Femininity Should Be Posited Against Capitalistic and Consumerist Structures!
I was a few months into my first “adult” job when I had an important realization: many of my colleagues were treating me like a woman first, colleague second. This is a hard phenomenon to describe, but an easy one to notice. I was getting spoken over in meetings. People were informing me of important projects rather than including me in collaborations. My ideas were being ignored, only to be re-pitched by a (male) colleague later. Most poignantly, during an interview cycle for student workers who would be working under my management, my supervisor had not introduced me to any of the candidates, had not allowed me space to pose any of my own questions, and had not asked for my input or feedback. Even when I was asserting myself during these conversations, it was as if my inputs were cursory little afterthoughts. Several interviewees never even met my eyes or shook my hand, acting as if only my supervisor were in the room with them.