Why Quiet Prejudice Hits Women Harder Than Flagrant Bias
Both in the workplace and everyday life
Gender discrimination is like peeling a rotten onion: the more layers you remove, the more it stinks.
It’s not surprising though. That’s what usually happens when you delve deeper and deeper into toxic truths that have been allowed to develop unchecked for millennia: they’re bound to be odious.
Despite all the fights, the hard knuckling, the hard-earned victories that led to crucial changes for women, gender discrimination is more present today than ever — a stark reminder that equality between the sexes is in its early infancy and we still have a lot more work ahead of us.
In years to come, that work will probably be more in our subtle perceptions of each other than in making big explosive moves on the outside. Not that there aren’t enough big problems on the outside to deal with, too.
The world abounds in open and flagrant bias
Like the pay gap. Yes, the pay gap is still a thing all over the world. On an individual level, you can’t even tell it’s there because you have no idea how much your male coworker is making, so there’s no way to compare. But when you look at studies, you’re baffled: why exactly are women earning less…
