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Ritabert

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3. I call hogwash. Women and minorities have to work twice as hard to get a shot

Reply to BluesRunTheGame (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 05:40 PM

Jun 6

I remember coming out of grad school and interviewing for jobs and one person said "so when are you going to start a family and leave the profession?" WTH!

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Richard V. Reeves: Male inequality (15 minute video) [View all] BluesRunTheGame Jun 6 OP

This is the summary of the vid at the link. sheshe2 Jun 6 #1

Thanks for the summary, sheshe2. erronis Jun 6 #2

You are welcome, erronis. sheshe2 Jun 6 #5

'Women prefer higher status males' speak easy Jun 6 #7

There was an OP the other day talking about % that voted for TSF. sheshe2 Jun 6 #9

I'd have to give it an extremely qualified yes and no Warpy Jun 6 #10

Males, especially white males, are so privileged they don't even SEE it. valleyrogue Jun 6 #11

I call hogwash. Women and minorities have to work twice as hard to get a shot Ritabert Jun 6 #3

I was asked that very question! sheshe2 Jun 6 #6

The question was asked to me by a man which was even more of an insult. Ritabert Jun 6 #8

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jun 6 #4

There are ten children k_buddy762 Jun 6 #12