Women can't end sexism in the workplace just by showing up

in the news | January 12, 2015

The Guardian

Liza Mundy:

Judging by the outrageous sexism recounted in Mundy’s article and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s book last year that included her treatment by male coworkers, it seems whatever progress has been made is happening at an unacceptably slow pace.

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