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In reply to the discussion: Who remembers life for women before RBG? [View all]Lonestarblue
(9,880 posts)Even though I was employed and had been shopping at that store for several years, when I married, my credit was suddenly no good. Prior to that, I remember job interviews where I was told that management jobs were for men. I could be a clerk, even though I wasnt trained to be one. I was one of only about six women in my MBA class. I remember being most irate when one employer justified paying men more for the same job because men had families to support and women didnt need the money, even when I had an advanced degree and men had only an undergraduate degree and no more, or even less, experience.
I also remember well the concept of the Peter principle, which of course refers to men who have been promoted beyond their capabilities solely because theyre men. I never remember it being applied to a woman because women had to be twice as capable as men in many organizations to get any promotion at all.
Things are definitely better today, but it feels as though the pendulum is turning backward. Thank goodness Im retired and no longer need to fight corporate battles, but we only won some skirmishes. The war hasnt been won until reproductive choice is law, not a Supreme Court opinion, women enjoy equal pay, and child care is both available and affordable.