appropriately-inappropriate:kaitoukitty:rocker-doctor:zooeydeschanel: “How many times in
appropriately-inappropriate: kaitoukitty: rocker-doctor: zooeydeschanel: “How many times in your life have you been excluded from something important or talked over or ignored because you’re the only woman in the room?” One of my favorite stories: My mom was working as a lawyer when she was pregnant with my twin siblings. Late in her third trimester she had a court date. She asked the judge if it could be postponed due to her pregnancy but he refused saying she was “making a ridiculous excuse.” So she squeezed into the biggest maternity suit she could find and went to the courthouse. When she stood up in front of the judge, 8 months pregnant with twins and clearly in no condition to be standing for an extended period, the blood drained from his face. He tried to backtrack saying she could sit down, but being my mom, she chose to stand and glare at him for the whole damn hearing. He found in her client’s favor. They renovated the office bathroom to be ‘eco friendly’ and replaced paper towels with a blower. And got rid of all trash cans and other receptacles. Yup, even the little bins inside the stall. I and other women complained loudly, and were told that there wasn’t anything they could do about it. So I took my used pads and threw them in the trash in the kitchenette area without being shy about it. The men were grossed out. Other women in the office were shocked, and were like ‘aren’t you ashamed to do that? I just smuggled them home in my purse” And I was like “I’m not ashamed. The company should be ashamed to make me do this.” We had bins in all the stalls the next day. Incidentally, a refusal to provide adequate sanitary bins contravenes workplace health and safety laws regarding the handling of biohazardous waste. Which, of course, blood is. Feel free to point that out if it comes up. -- source link
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