The problem of course is that it’s catch-22. Women who are in a culture that conditions them to be less assertive, to be more passive, to play down their talents, etc can’t win either way: be less assertive, get run over roughshod, be more assertive, be viewed as a selfish bitch. It’s kind of like the mom/jobs thing: women are discriminated against for the possibility of having children/families but if they don’t, if they stick to their jobs and try to build careers they’re viewed as cold and selfish. There’s literally no way to win. (you could do this with a lot of women’s issues: the virgin-slut/prude-skank thing, on being sexually attractive, on conforming to femininity, on and on).
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