Women can't get promoted enough, so it's time to stop trying and just demand the workplace conform to underachieving women.

MyShitDoesStink · 2018-03-04T21:47:30+00:00

I like how she says "fell pregnant" as if getting pregnant was some type of sickness or disease she had no control over.

2018-03-04T21:27:44+00:00

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Hypogamy · 2018-03-04T21:25:08+00:00

“Telling women it’s mostly their own fault for being marginalised in workplaces designed by and for male breadwinners – and failing to crack through the glass ceiling and scale the ranks of business – reinforces ridiculously outdated gender stereotypes,” writes Fox. “We used to call this the 'deficit model', because it rests on the belief that women are naturally deficient in risk taking, assertiveness and courage, while being over-endowed with emotions and caring skills. Many of us, me included, had thought this idea had started to disappear, but I think we were wrong.”

So women aren't deficient in risk-taking? Just go down the local sketeboard ramp and see how many girls are using the half pipe!

By the way, comments are not open on the original article. What a surprise!

Non-PC-Guy · 2018-03-04T21:43:32+00:00

People need to realise that men and women are equal in human worth, and yet different in abilities. Men are better than women at things and women are better than men at things. Women need to get back to gender roles and stop trying to do things that were clearly designed for the man to do.

her_958_resistors · 2018-03-05T04:34:11+00:00

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FlyingSexistPig · 2018-03-05T03:37:20+00:00

This is exactly what women do. Invade male spaces, then insist that the spaces change to accommodate them. In this case, it's business. Oh, women aren't getting paid enough because they're not good enough. Let's change the rules so that women get rewarded for being women and nothing else.

hardtostarboard2016 · 2018-03-04T21:37:01+00:00

There are no barriers. You women just suck at business!

2018-03-04T23:37:46+00:00

That's all fine and dandy, but will it do any good to demand the Russian and Chinese conform to the underachieving feminist standards of the US/NATO militaries during WW3? WW3 may not be that far away considering recent events in Syria, Ukraine, and the South China Sea. We toxic masculine 80s children are getting too old to bail you out when the shit hits the fan.

Revorob · 2018-03-05T02:18:16+00:00

Our analysis shows it’s not that simple. Greater confidence does not translate into career gains, on the whole, for women.

Of course it bloody doesn't. It doesn't work for men either. What actually works for men is to become sufficiently skilled, motivated and dedicated to get ahead. It is high about time women realised this instead of relying on the pussy-pass.

EDIT: typo

MyLittlePonyofDoom · 2018-03-04T21:48:36+00:00

I know some very successful women in my industry but if you expect a rising tide to raise any women up think again

2018-03-05T04:45:43+00:00

Single mothers are not effective positive examples, role models, leaders, teachers, motivators, nor mentors. That's why the prisons and graveyards are overflowing with their offspring after they do the rearing.

curiouslyengaged · 2018-03-05T05:08:48+00:00

Another useless article - "Before criticizing yourself for your perceived failure to advance, consider first that maybe, just maybe, it’s the system that is the problem, not you." Actually ... that's all women ever do! Project. How about develop competence so you can advance within the hierarchical structure that isn't going away any time soon. Maybe that could help. Blaming the system for your own shortcomings never helped anyone - ever!

-WOTGM- · 2018-03-05T00:41:43+00:00

Before criticising yourself for your perceived failure to advance, consider first that maybe, just maybe, it’s the system that is the problem, not you.

The system aka the patriarchy.

And before you lose heart, remember that the first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. Viewed this way, today’s myriad examples of sex discrimination and abuse, as depressing as they are, could also be the first real steps on the path towards true gender equality.

"Don't become a bitter person. Don't be ignorant. Admit that you can't see clear. Don't fight it girl. Take the feminist glasses and you'll be able to see the patriarchy everywhere. It'll make you obsessed. Best condition to fight for whatever the mainstream media calls "gender equality"."

"By the way: You don't have to pay for the glasses now. We send you the bill a few decades later. What is it? Come on, it's glasses, just some glass and a frame to make you see. I don't think it'll be that expensive. You can believe me, im a woman."

mechdemon · 2018-03-04T21:33:33+00:00

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The_Law_of_the_Land · 2018-03-05T20:51:02+00:00

Confidence without qualification should get you no boost. I don't see what the problem is here.

Most women I know don't belong in their jobs. They received a leg up somewhere along the way and now they are where they are because someone opened a door for their underqualified ass.

oceanyss · 2018-03-06T07:18:10+00:00

Any corporation worth its salt knows that handing out promotions to those who do not deserve it is a sure fire way to lose money and productivity

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