I've worked one of those jobs. Trust me; some 16-year-old got yelled at over this and had to put them back.
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OK but is a 16 year old having to walk across a room really a reason not to offer science related products to girls? In principle? 1/2
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In reality, it seems the shop did have girls' versions too. If it didn't, a simple action like this cld have some impact on parents or shop
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It's the kind of activism I approve of. Simple, non-abusive, reasonable. Whether it;s needed right now is different matter.
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it's utterly ineffective - a chain store wouldn't know it happened. A mum-and-dad operation will just be irritated.
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The effectiveness of it is a different point. I found this kind of non-aggressive activism helpful in feminism in the 90s.
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…sorry, I'm confused; what's the point of ineffective activism? If it doesn't accomplish anything, why bother?
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I'm not making that argument. The discussion about what is and isn't effective is a different one. I found this kind of thing helps tho.
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I'm not aware of any ideological hysteria around women in STEM - only aware of the lack of women in STEM. Have I been living under a rock?
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Possibly. Everything alienating & discriminating against women & its scaring them off. Nothing to do with choices. See
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I catch your drift. I've been to 2 women in STEM conferences in the past yr- biggest problems are inflexible work hrs + lack of childcare.
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This should affect parents of both sexes tho.
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Believe me,it does! I've worked with men in STEM who are frustrated by inflexibility and childcare- lack of paid parental leave doesn't help
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I work in this exact world. I probably woulda just smiled &, maybe even left them there until we closed.
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