Pence wont eat with a women who isnt his wife?

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133. No, but Pence's attitude is a little suspect in this day and age.

Makes me think there is some "there" there. Maybe he does have a history, although he seems like he has a very large stick in an uncomfortable location, so I doubt there are any Bill Clinton-esque escapades. :Shudder:


The fact is, it is an antiquated attitude that actually harms the potential careers of women (though why the hell would they even want to work with Pence). He couldn't hire a chief of staff who is a woman, for instance. Which is actually discriminatory and illegal, in fact.

But this is more about the mindset that appears not to be all that unusual even among otherwise progressive people. It's damaging to human relationships. It's damaging to progress towards equality. Feminists spent a lot of time protesting male-only golf clubs and the like because it harms women's careers not to be able to do that. But we have a long way to go, clearly, in people's attitudes about interpersonal relationships. All of us would benefit from less judginess. If some guy I was dating questioned my friendship with anyone, I would dump him so fast his head would spin. I would also tell my nosy neighbors to mind their own business.