(a big thanks to JP over at Everyday Cyclists! for the title)
I was choosing between this issue as well as the topic of color-blind racism in the Pacific Northwest. It was a very difficult choice to make because both are passionate topics for me and ones that I take very seriously. In the end, I chose my topic because it aligned nicely with another blog that I'm working on right now over at The Smart Girls' Way, which covers many topics related to women in business but specifically to the unique talents that women bring to the business world. Aw, reading that last sentence just makes me feel oh-so special.
In my beat, I'm hoping to discuss the barriers that women face in the business world but also to take a look at the solutions that have worked to alleviate some of these barriers (I'm trying to keep it positive you know?) Last year, I complained constantly about the lack of coverage of domestic women's issues in the BGI curriculum and got feedback that I sounded "too angry" (you'd be angry too, trust me) and that no one wanted to listen to an angry person rant. So, here is my attempt at making the conversation "constructive" and "productive" for my audience. But I apologize in advance, cause there is a lot of hate out there and it gets me down sometimes to the point of ranting.
In my beat, I'm hoping to discuss the barriers that women face in the business world but also to take a look at the solutions that have worked to alleviate some of these barriers (I'm trying to keep it positive you know?) Last year, I complained constantly about the lack of coverage of domestic women's issues in the BGI curriculum and got feedback that I sounded "too angry" (you'd be angry too, trust me) and that no one wanted to listen to an angry person rant. So, here is my attempt at making the conversation "constructive" and "productive" for my audience. But I apologize in advance, cause there is a lot of hate out there and it gets me down sometimes to the point of ranting.
Ideally, I would like my audience to be men. Weird right? Hear me out. Women have access to and personal knowledge of the barriers they face, but in honesty, I see men's raised conciousness and subsequent alliance to be the main solution for alleviating these barriers. My secret wish is for a male reader to write me a message saying at first, they either didn't have women's issues on their radar or outright did not believe in them but that after reading my blog, they have come to see how these barriers perpetuate around them in their every day lives and that they are no longer going to unconsciously participate. That is what I really want for Christmas. I hope you guys can make my wish come true!
And for funzies, I've left you a Mad Men video featuring Christina Hendricks discussing Joan Holloway's surprise about the new girl who seems more interested in finding a career than a husband at the office ( I have absolutely zero nostalgia for the 60s except maybe the occasional pillbox hat):
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