Chris Tirpak
Aug 26, 2017 · 1 min read

Karen, thanks for writing this and your previous piece. In the flurry of news the last few weeks from issues at Google (which I take a more macro view of, I think it is not just a Google or tech issue — they are canary’s in a coal mine) to the insanity in Charlottesville, this article was one of many that I discussed with my daughter before sending her off to start her college years. It was and is an excellent example of one person’s power to launch a conversation and effect change. As we discussed the misogyny, racism, and other prejudices she is going to encounter as she takes her first steps to independence this article kept coming up because it highlights the little things, so deeply embedded in our culture, that make it difficult to level the playing field.

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