Double, double standards
The feminist movement has done so much, but it can only move so fast. So in my generation there still exists a few nasty residuals of living in a man’s world.
Never do these effects resonant so loudly as the work place. I think this is a consequence of the women who work within these four walls.
We have become the perfect illusionists of creating a sense of equilibrium amongst the sexes and supporting our fellow gender on the pursuit to rewrite the boy school’s rules.
We know, the balance of equality is as fragile as the agility we exhibit in manoeuvring around office politics, egos and double standards.
So therefore, as we should, we must tolerate a woman’s prerogative to exercise her own free will within this risky minefield that is the office environment.
To undermine this choice is to go against the principle of trailblazing: a woman is a person who does her job well within that organisation.
To say that it is acceptable for a man to embark on an office affair with a junior female member of staff but intolerable for a woman to mirror the same scenario is double, double standards to me.
Why are we in this place?
Has competition turned so sour that a woman has lost her right to empathise or to enjoy that the pull of lust is not exclusive to one gender.
What a pity that we are not forward-thinking enough for our fellow generation of women.
In our generation, yes we have had to compete. We’ve had to fight for our worth, salaries and the appreciation of a battle-hardy soul that is still in tact despite our monthly hormonal challenges.
But now is the time to let go and educate. It’s our legacy to educate and adopt open thinking.
A woman getting off her face on a Friday night shouldn’t be gossiped about by the girls during their Monday morning latte. A man has done it many times before. Nor should office meltdowns, one-night stands or grotesque displays of grandstanding.
Because bet your bottom dollar you’ve already seen a man do it yesterday. So why today do you see it as somehow wrong for a woman to do the same?
It definitely ain’t the man that’s talking about it. It’s you.
And you are double trouble. You are the woman that wants it all, but can’t allow for some slip-ups along the way.
Where did you go so wrong?
Never do these effects resonant so loudly as the work place. I think this is a consequence of the women who work within these four walls.
We have become the perfect illusionists of creating a sense of equilibrium amongst the sexes and supporting our fellow gender on the pursuit to rewrite the boy school’s rules.
We know, the balance of equality is as fragile as the agility we exhibit in manoeuvring around office politics, egos and double standards.
So therefore, as we should, we must tolerate a woman’s prerogative to exercise her own free will within this risky minefield that is the office environment.
To undermine this choice is to go against the principle of trailblazing: a woman is a person who does her job well within that organisation.
To say that it is acceptable for a man to embark on an office affair with a junior female member of staff but intolerable for a woman to mirror the same scenario is double, double standards to me.
Why are we in this place?
Has competition turned so sour that a woman has lost her right to empathise or to enjoy that the pull of lust is not exclusive to one gender.
What a pity that we are not forward-thinking enough for our fellow generation of women.
In our generation, yes we have had to compete. We’ve had to fight for our worth, salaries and the appreciation of a battle-hardy soul that is still in tact despite our monthly hormonal challenges.
But now is the time to let go and educate. It’s our legacy to educate and adopt open thinking.
A woman getting off her face on a Friday night shouldn’t be gossiped about by the girls during their Monday morning latte. A man has done it many times before. Nor should office meltdowns, one-night stands or grotesque displays of grandstanding.
Because bet your bottom dollar you’ve already seen a man do it yesterday. So why today do you see it as somehow wrong for a woman to do the same?
It definitely ain’t the man that’s talking about it. It’s you.
And you are double trouble. You are the woman that wants it all, but can’t allow for some slip-ups along the way.
Where did you go so wrong?
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