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[–]Wandering_Idiot 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Exactly. Women were hired to check the diversity box but they were often overlooked for raises or not given special projects that would lead to promotions because they were female. It was only during the last ressession we saw the last of the 'old boys club' fired simply because when management looked at who was doing the majority of the work (women) for less amount of pay because they never got/asked for raises (women). That's why people called it a Mansession during the 2008 ressession.

[–]BEB 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When I was young, the women I knew were hired on their own merit and it was an uphill battle to even get the interview. I honestly don't know one woman from that era who was hired to check a box, although I'm sure it happened.

All the women I knew had to work like fiends for men to take them seriously, and there was a tremendous amount of sexual harassment. Think a slightly more benign MAD MEN.