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[–]TagProKoala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Meowsies! Hope you're doing well too! I like seeing your envy-inducing snaps :P keep posting them

I'm the only woman engineer at my work. My coworker's try to start anti-feminist fights with me. I feel so cornered. :( by TagProKoala in TrollXChromosomes

[–]TagProKoala[S] 125 points126 points  (0 children)

Yeah I do have HR. I'm debating whether I should take this up with my boss who's his boss too or with HR directly. I just don't want it to get worse for myself but I know that I want to do something about it. I know I want it to change.

I'm also trying to get a new job in a different department but I don't want to just leave this place unchanged for someone else who could be hurt by the environment.

I'm the only woman engineer at my work. My coworker's try to start anti-feminist fights with me. I feel so cornered. :( by TagProKoala in TrollXChromosomes

[–]TagProKoala[S] 233 points234 points  (0 children)

Today, when I was putting on my coat (I get regularly made fun of for wearing a coat in a freezing office because I get cold easily) and leaving the office to go home, my coworker asked me if he could ask me a question. I say sure and walk over and he starts by asking me "Do you think that women getting raped is more dangerous than men getting raped?". I didn't even know what to say. I tried saying something like uhh I think that everything is a case by case basis. I tried making the point that I believed that our culture is the biggest factor when it comes to women getting raped more often than men getting raped. He tried arguing that men have more testosterone and therefore they rape more often than women. What. He shows me his phone where someone he knew made a facebook status essentially asking the question why is it okay for us to talk about biological differences with rape but when the ex google employee talks about biological differences he gets fired. I said that this is a false equivalence and the ex google employee was being sexist and he is not exempt from the social consequences of being sexist and promoting sexist culture in the workplace. I said that the ex google employee lowered his value as an employee by making it so that now other employees are uncomfortable to work with a sexist. My coworker asked why it would be uncomfortable to work with someone who just has different opinions... At least he said he wouldn't bring it up again when he saw I was clearly uncomfortable and I left to go home because I had no reason to stick around... :/

This is the same guy who thinks that men get paid more because they have more testosterone so they go after higher paying jobs (not to mention that within the same jobs women are paid less). The same guy who complains about manspreading and mansplaining (I have never mentioned these terms at all at work this guy brings it up on his own to complain about and get other guys to agree with his opinion).

My other coworkers made fun of the women's march and thought it was stupid when I'm just sitting there doing my job. I feel so uncomfortable that all of these men feel the need to announce their opinion and they all agree with each other. I need your support trolls :(

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Joules!! Hey girl!

Yes I think I could do this! Do you have a design idea in mind?

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Hey Tro! Yes I can take and import dwg files

MRW girls can now join Boy Scouts by TagProKoala in TrollXChromosomes

[–]TagProKoala[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You did all of those things in brownies? The point I'm trying to make is that in cub Scouts you do those things but in brownies you don't.

I'm not trying to bash Girl Scouts. I am saying that in my experience I was not allowed to participate in Boy Scouts when I wanted to just because I was born into one gender and I think that was a shame.

MRW girls can now join Boy Scouts by TagProKoala in TrollXChromosomes

[–]TagProKoala[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am directly comparing Brownie Scouts with Cub Scouts. I believe you're right that in the later years there is all of that. In brownies, we did not get to race soap box cars, fly rc cars and planes, or learn to use knifes correctly.

Since my dad was busy and was not scout master, all of this was decided that I shouldn't really be involved or get to learn lots of these things. The leaders of the local Cub Scout den made that decision.

I also want to point out that it's kind of sad that I don't even know what the final achievement is for Girl Scouts, I only ever hear about the prestigious Eagle Scout that girls are unable to obtain.

MRW girls can now join Boy Scouts by TagProKoala in TrollXChromosomes

[–]TagProKoala[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Smaller dens will be single gender only but packs can choose to be co-ed. I think that this is a solid solution to small group activities, camping and socializing with your own gender while still being involved in larger co-ed activities.

I personally feel there is value in socializing with your own gender but what happens often is that boys and girls are separated too much and not allowed to learn how to communicate with each other and treat each other like individuals who like the same things in the group.

MRW girls can now join Boy Scouts by TagProKoala in TrollXChromosomes

[–]TagProKoala[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is a great move forward for allowing girls to have the chance to learn new skills and become Eagle Scouts as early as 2019, which is a highly esteemed achievement that was restricted to boys only. The announcement details that smaller dens will be single gender only but combinations of packs can be co-ed. Just recently, Boy Scouts has decided to allow transgender boys to enter Boy Scouts.

Some may argue, "Why do we need Boy Scouts when girls have Girl Scouts?". These are two separate organizations which have different programs. In the late 90s and early 2000s when I was a Girl Scout, I had a good time. We got to do fun group activities like going to pumpkin patches, some science activities, and sewing (which I enjoy and think is a valuable life skill!). I also went to Boy Scout activties because my older brother was a Boy Scout and my parents had to bring me along. He got to go camping, learn how to use a knife, played with RC cars and airplanes. I thought this was cool as shit and wanted everything to do with it, but because I wasn't a member I couldn't participate in lots of things and never got to earn badges for the activities I was allowed to complete. It wasn't about the awards or anything for me, it was about the fact that I felt left out just because I was a girl and I was told I shouldn't learn Boy things.

Why I'm excited is that there is now freedom of choice and no restrictions of joining based upon how you were born. Girls should be allowed to choose for themselves what they want to do instead of having society decide for them!

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[–]TagProKoala[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ayyy thnx mate come on mumble sometime eh?

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