Another related post on the same site (my favourite XX blog in Slate)
Feminists have craftily adapted DHB (driving while black) into WWF (working while female).
Well maybe there is such a thing as WWF – such as promoted over other more qualified men (especially Caucasian men) into senior management positions, freedom to pick and choose the male targets of your sexual harassment charges, opportunity to file sex discrimination lawsuits against your company if you are in a mood of buying a new mansion or luxury cars, watches and precious stones, etc. threaten your boss that low performance review for you will bring a big trouble for him, for example, finding his name on one of the defendants of sexual discrimination case, etc.
The moment you start working for a company, all of the above benefits come with you as WWF. You think the above are exaggerated? No, many companies (especially larger ones that could become easy target of feminist lawyers) have de facto gender quota, or numerical target for female representation at senior positions, and evaluate managers performance by how many female workers he have promoted, hired, or evaluated positively. Not to mention many “women-only” career networks, study groups, career orientations, mentorship programs or counseling programs in the industry or inside company that benefits only women. These are certainly beneficial, although to much less dramatic ways than the above, and are mostly or exclusively available for women.
Now let’s imagine the benefits and risks of WWM (working while male)
Promotion being passed over because you are men – companies has numerical target for senior female managers to meet and you are so getting in the way!
24/7 risk of being accused by female workers of sexual harassment/discrimination/assault or whatever convenient charges women can haul against men.
Work in physically dangerous occupation that have much higher risk of getting injured than, say, cleaning hotel rooms, and at the same time vilified by feminists for out-earning blue-color women.
If you happen to be a manager in a large company, you will be living and breathing in a corporate and social environment that defines you and your presence as the relic of patriarchal past, and view your presence as the evidence of the company's lack of commitment to gender equality at the senior positions and hindrance to achieving women’s full empowerment
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This is primarily a problem in economies where there is not enough real work and so people have to go to the workplace and look busy.
I bought a hot breakfast from a team of about four women and one man -- all middle-aged -- none of whom was worried about sexual harassment while they fried eggs on a tiny roadside grill.
They were doing real work in a functioning society. It does *wonders* for one's self-confidence.
Ooooo... nice blog! I'm going to put you on my "Blogs that annoy Feminists and Liberals" blog list
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