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NYT Writer: Cancel Office Christmas Parties So Women Avoid Harassment
Submitted by Mastodon on Wed, 2018-12-12 21:19
Article here. Excerpt:
'"It’s the least wonderful time of the year," says New York Times columnist Jennifer Weiner in a recent op-ed. The source of her Scroogey disposition: office Christmas parties (she uses the politically correct term "Holiday" party) because of all the sexual harassment that women face.
According to Weiner, the prospect of the "Holiday" party is a difficult one for women due to the difficult task of "choosing clothes that signal that you are polished without being boring, attractive without being provocative, and that you’re looking to be promoted, not propositioned."
"For women, it’s never easy," she says, adding that men "have it all figured out" when it comes to festive wear.
In an appearance on CBS "This Morning" on Monday, Weiner said that she would prefer it if the office "Holiday" party was canceled entirely so that women could have more money in their paycheck instead of having to stress over what to wear.'
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I almost think it's a joke
Then again, there's no filter on the NYT. It's like all the editors either left or went nutty.
Curious
How many companies actually require attendance at Christmas parties? I never worked for one that did; attendance was always optional. If it was required, then the company was required to pay you for being there.
So just don't go.
And women's fashion problems are problems of their own creation. Then again, there's nothing women can't blame on men. I think the fact women get pregnant and men don't has been blamed on the patriarchy by some feminist somewhere.