Men Banned: Why Female Workers Choose Women-Only Workspaces

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2013-11-04 23:44

Article here. Excerpt:

'The flexible workspace industry is reacting to women’s needs and their aspirations to run businesses by offering women-only workspaces. As a female small business owner, I find this concept interesting. My initial thought was, “Why exclude men and therefore potential business opportunities?”

“Working in a female-only environment doesn’t mean those workers don’t conduct business with men outside of their office – and many women-only workspaces allow businessmen into the workplace for meetings,” she pointed out.

“These spaces are important. They are answering a need, and providing additional support for female business owners who, for their own reasons, don’t wish to work in a mixed environment. The flexible workspace sector is well-placed to facilitate specific needs, and the surge in women-only workspaces is one example of how precisely and timely the industry can react. These spaces provide a comfortable setting for female members to work happily and productively, allowing them to progress their businesses and benefit the community, by providing products, services or creating jobs. This represents an enormous opportunity for economical growth both on a local and national scale.”'

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... let's see if they allow it:

Try this: 'The flexible workspace industry is reacting to men’s needs and their aspirations to run businesses by offering men-only workspaces. As a male small business owner, I find this concept interesting. My initial thought was, “Why exclude women and therefore potential business opportunities?”'

etc.

Try replacing "women" with "whites", too, and read.

Just think how this double-standard seems so acceptable. Amazing when you think about it. Funny thing is, my 70-something-YO mother once complained that she thought college-aged women fighting to *not* study "the classics" because they were "all written by old dead white guys" didn't realize how she and her college classmates had to lobby and argue for the opportunity to do just that in the women-only colleges they were only admitted to. Even up until the 1970s, in many professions women had to lobby and sue to get opportunities in business and professional callings. Just to work with men as colleagues and not as assistants. And some workspaces? Women had to sue to even be allowed into them.

Now, look at what's happening. That which was so wrong done to women is now being done to men by women-- and it's celebrated? Defended as "practical", even?

Tell me, if I opened a series of men-only workspaces like this and maybe called them "Atlas' Place", would that not be condemned, even if I allowed women into it for meetings?

"Separate is inherently unequal." Sound familiar? It ought to.

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2013-11-05 02:51