Why Some Male Members of Congress Won’t Be Alone with Female Staffers

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2015-05-15 22:48

Article here. Excerpt:

'It's no secret that Congress is dominated by men, but as women work to make inroads in the congressional boys club, some female staffers face a huge impediment to moving up: They're not allowed to spend one-on-one time with their male bosses.

In an anonymous survey of female staffers conducted by National Journal in order to gather information on the difficulties they face in a male-dominated industry, several female aides reported that they have been barred from staffing their male bosses at evening events, driving alone with their congressman or senator, or even sitting down one-on-one in his office for fear that others would get the wrong impression.
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Male staffers said they'd also seen some female aides barred from solo meetings with the boss, and that they benefited in some instances from the exclusion of their female colleagues in high-level meetings, at receptions with major Washington powerbrokers, and just in earning a little more face time with their bosses.

For these women, the lack of access has meant an additional hurdle in their attempts to do their jobs, much less further their own careers. And in many instances, it forced them to seek employment in other congressional offices.'

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No surprise here.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2015-05-16 13:51

A male family member of mine was in the military for years, and he would never meet with a female subordinate without another staff member present. I have also seen this in business, where men are extremely cautious about the circumstances in which they will meet with their female colleagues.

As Matt states, this is a direct result of false accusations. I would add office gossip as a cause, as well.

This is what happens when you eliminate the presumption of innocence, and place all of the power in the hands of the accuser. This is the world that women made, and now they have to live in it.

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Submitted by StayingFit on Sun, 2015-05-17 06:15

Whenever students come to see me about course material, I make sure never to be alone with a female student.

I do this in accordance with feminist rules.

In the process, the female students never get the close one-on-one time.

This happens in accordance with feminist rules.

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Submitted by ThomasI on Sun, 2015-05-17 06:31

so... i ask again.
"when are you blokes going to be fed up of all this s*** enough to really DO something about it...?"

...

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Submitted by ErikaLancastor on Sun, 2015-05-17 08:46

Erika: *wonders why no one will ever answer that question*
...
http://menshaven.wikifoundry.com/

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Submitted by ErikaLancastor on Thu, 2015-05-21 06:41

Sadly, society is stacked against men to the point that many of us can't do anything without risking our careers and/or livelihood. I wish there was more I could do than just serve up red tic tacs online and with friends and family. Unfortunately, if I were to partake in real life activism, I'd be risking the career which I've now spent more than 5 years at University working towards.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Thu, 2015-05-21 16:26

and that is why feminists' victories are so easily won, i would guess.
plus..., i'm sure they realise this, and take full advantage of it.
they know that many men don't have the "free time" that many women do.

thank you, xtrnl. (hugs)

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Submitted by ErikaLancastor on Thu, 2015-05-21 23:04