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Using sexism for engagement (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [M] to c/linkedinlunatics@sh.itjust.works
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LinkedIn post: My Friend Runs a Hotel Business-And He Doesn't Hire Women. A recent conversation with a friend left me thinking. He prefers hiring men over women in the hospitality industry, and when I asked why, his reasons caught me off guard: Men are available 24/7-ready to take calls anytime, even late at night. They are more flexible with work hours since hospitality is unpredictable. They can travel easily for work trips and meetings. They can be strict with men, but hesitate with women due to workplace laws. Men are more target-driven as they often feel the pressure of family responsibilities. I was ready to argue that this mindset limits opportunities for women, but I couldn't find an immediate counterpoint to his logic. How should I have responded? Are these valid concerns, or is this just an outdated way of thinking? Would love to hear your thoughts! #Hospitality #Workplace Diversity #HiringBias #Leadership #Equality
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[–] 38 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

The fact that the standard reasoning that leads to workplace discrimination against women caught him off guard says a lot. Ok his friend didn't call women too hysteric to work but still the other stuff should sound familiar too.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    GOOD point. They often have the vapors.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    It can be so much worse if they have Wandering Womb

    In the middle of the flanks of women lies the womb, a female viscus, closely resembling an animal; for it is moved of itself hither and thither in the flanks, also upwards in a direct line to below the cartilage of the thorax, and also obliquely to the right or to the left, either to the liver or the spleen, and it likewise is subject to prolapsus downwards, and in a word, it is altogether erratic

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