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Here& #39;s something else no one is considering --
This, this situation with Tara Reade, is very damaging to the professional prospects of young women.
I was flamed when I pointed this out before but...
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This, this situation with Tara Reade, is very damaging to the professional prospects of young women.
I was flamed when I pointed this out before but...
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When Congress went into session last year, I posted that some friends on the Hill- Sr staffers, including a COS - told me at dinner how no one was hiring any single women under 30.
No, not because "men can& #39;t control themselves" but because they are considered a liability.
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No, not because "men can& #39;t control themselves" but because they are considered a liability.
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They worry that someone will overreact and cause trouble for everybody.
People were furious at me, said I should have yelled at my friends, or try to get them fired... it was ridiculous, I should try to do dig it up.
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People were furious at me, said I should have yelled at my friends, or try to get them fired... it was ridiculous, I should try to do dig it up.
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Of course it& #39;s terrible. It& #39;s tragic.
But it& #39;s not my fault, just like it& #39;s not their fault, or their bosses& #39; fault. It& #39;s no one& #39;s fault. It& #39;s basic risk assessment.
I don& #39;t have it in me right now to do a whole thread about how compensating for MeToo hurts women, but...
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But it& #39;s not my fault, just like it& #39;s not their fault, or their bosses& #39; fault. It& #39;s no one& #39;s fault. It& #39;s basic risk assessment.
I don& #39;t have it in me right now to do a whole thread about how compensating for MeToo hurts women, but...
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On top of everything else, this Tara Reade situation reinforces that fear-
the fear that some low-level staffer you don& #39;t even remember is going to pop up decades later with some crazy story and there won& #39;t be any way to defend yourself.
Because that& #39;s exactly what Tara did
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the fear that some low-level staffer you don& #39;t even remember is going to pop up decades later with some crazy story and there won& #39;t be any way to defend yourself.
Because that& #39;s exactly what Tara did
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