Steve Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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From: Steve Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Law Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: L&I Willey Letters
>I think that for women who work in areas which are male dominated then they
>have there work cut of for them as managers don't always see them as
>professionals who are skillful in there area of expertise, but as women. I
>saw this while traveling round in the RAF and in IT. One of the best IT
>managers I have ever met was a wonderful woman who was mainly self taught
>like myself. And I spent a enjoyable morning when I visited the company
>talking shop.
>I found incredible, the lack of respect some of her superiors had for her,
>and that was only after a morning of being in there IT department. I hope
>that someday there will be a little more respect, I know there will be in
my
>company when I get it off the ground.
>
>
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>Because some of us who work with mainly men
>have learned how to deal with the harassment and to let the men know
>what will and will not be tolerated, It's part of life for a lot of
>women Mac. It's not a pretty part but it's there. Not all men sexually
>harass women just as not all women are innocent either but to think one
>would leave immediately if it happens is pretty unrealistic of you to
>think that. It doesn't work that way, it didn't with me or with most
>women I know. It's nice to think that is what we would do, but reality
>is much different.
><snip>
>
>Yep.................... the first thing most people do is put up with
>harassment in the workplace because of the fact that there aren't many good
>jobs going so you put up with things, the sorry case of affairs is that
>some people know this and try and exploit people because of this. Before I
>moved into IT I was harassed by a gay guy who worked in the firm and
believe
>me for a young 18 yr. old at the time it is frightening. I guess though it
>has worked in my favor in the long run because you learn to cope and put
>your foot down very sharply, and let people know what you'll accept, most
>of the time you can use wit and sarcasm to put some in there place but how
>do you do that when the person causing you grief is the boss, very
>difficult.....
>
>Steve
>
>
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