Women in Ag, and Why as Men we Need to do More

[Blaithin]

Most corporate workplaces have policies backing up employees for issues like sexual harassment. People are more likely to run into it with neighbours and acquaintances than at work, unless they’re working for a small company, or in this field, small farmer. I will agree with your friends that workplace sexual harassment is not a huge issue. It is few and far between and usually committed by those corner office types that feel they’re untouchable, yes.

But are you grouping everything together when you call it a movement? That there doesn’t need to be movement and the movement does more segregation and harm than good. What movement are you talking about? A wide spread goal for equal pay and equal opportunity? Or the rise in women’s events? Because my medical examples are to support the importance and desire of women’s only events.

If you don’t feel that the increase in popularity of these events is part of your term “movement” then feel free to ignore that post. But if it is included as an example of further segregation of women from men, then it stands. Everyone needs a place to feel comfortable and that should not fall under the term segregation.

[tweety]

Fair questions.

Perhaps women in Ag could talk about having the tough conversations. Sessions about confidence. How to deal with workplace harassment, what are your rights. Sessions on critical thinking. Business topics specifically geared to women.

Not sales pitches about books with the focus on social event - not that there isn't anything wrong with that - but then call it women conference.

This was in a nutshell the concern expressed. Again, i only posted because i found it fascinating that the concerns expressed made so much more sense and very different then the postings on social media.

To enact change, you have to change too. Can't expect everyone around to change, and not you.

To me, all valid points. Again, not my points. But the topic is here.

[MDH]

Tweety - It definitely looks like sessions on critical thinking are in order. And I say that as a woman.

[blackpowder]

I'm not well read enough to add to the excellent posts here. But the news about Charlie Rose gave me thought.
Am reading a book (not very good) called "Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters. Although well into middle age, my daughter (who doesnt live with me) is fairly young. What 'commercial' as a man do I show her? Consistency, morals integrity of course, but there is more. Show them the man you would like them to marry I suppose. But I also wish for kids that dont tolerate manipulation or at least recognize it and other bullshit. For every female that reported a problem with Charlie, there are dozens more.
In that circumstance I would like my daughter to boot him in the gonads and walk away with head high "to hell with the job it doesnt deserve me". Not too many repeat offenders after a few boots eh?
The two sexes are rather different no matter what Gloria Steinem wants. Understanding that and moving on is happening for some.