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If You are a Woman, Your Work Is Irrelevant
- xradionut 13y agoIf you aren't in the "In" peer group your work is irrelevant.
- manidest 13y agoI came here to say something similar. The ability to "break the rules" has as much, if not more, to do with wealth and privilege than race or gender.
- NovemberWest 13y agoSo, when Dave Eggers decided to rewrite my book as his own novel about a youngwoman working her wayup through Facebook, the Wall Street Journal called it a treatment of “the essential issues of the day.” Most likely, his book was more acceptable because he presented it as fiction. Social criticis is always more acceptable when it is less blunt. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. Jesus was crucified. In contrast, when humorists highlight social issues, we laugh. Social criticism is very dangerous stuff. It can get you literally killed regardless of gender, race, age, etc. Edit: I will add that I am female and I find the "glass ceiling" maddening, but I think the big thing about the glass ceiling is being denied the knowledge and connections men have. I think that is the piece we need to work on. And this kind of criticism does not further that cause. It probably helps keep the problem entrenched.