International Women’s Day rant thread

[BWinter]

One thing I am enjoying is @PayGapApp on Twitter that’s sharing the pay gap at all the companies tweeting about IWD. I say enjoying, it’s actually quite depressing.

 

[petitspois]

IWD is part a celebration but, in many way, a sad event for me. Just off the top of my head... you have women practically housebound baby-making machines in Afghanistan, FGM still rife, staggering rates of femicide in some countries, access to abortions being limited and rape and sexual violence becoming almost decriminalised even in the UK it's quite sobering.

Some people on social media treat it like a mother's day for all the women in their lives.

 

[BWinter]

In case anyone else wants to join me in getting the rage about performative equality and diversity social media posts, internalised misogyny, and generalised fuckwittery off their chests. Or celebrate things that they’ve seen that are positive.

I’ll go first with a minor one, but one that pissed me off before I even got out of bed. Scrolling through Fb and I see this post by the guy that’s currently doing works to my house. Despite the fact it was me that he has dealt with the entire way through when commissioning the approx £3k worth of works he’s doing, he seems to imply here that women are only good for the refreshments they make him while he’s working. He and his wife also manage the local Fb group and have changed the profile pic to this monstrosity. Because that’s all we are. Obsessed with pink, tea & cake, and looking pretty. Urgh.

 

[Magee]

It’s my absolute fave when some shit clothing/make-up companies offer 30% off for the occasion. Ah yes, that’s what modern women need, lining the pockets of more billionaire men who underpay their female garment workers/warehouse packers.

 

[Itsjustmesmee]

My job held a networking event for Women , run by 2 Male directors as the guest speakers. I passed on that. No thanks to being mansplained to on international womens day thank you

 

[klarakluckbag]

@ElChanguito sadly not.

@eggsalafrancais don’t worry, I won’t and have told partner (who has been here throughout) not to. He’s also currently 48 mins late and I need to get to the office but wanted to discuss snags in person as he’s supposed to be finishing today (already a week later than scheduled and he still has a lot left to do). I’m fuming. I think I should probably just go otherwise I’ll say something I regret!

I think you need to calm down, go and put on a pretty dress, and stop bothering your little head about "manly" things like building work. Have a cup of tea (no biccies though, think of your figure!) and think about nice things like bunnies and flowers, perhaps?
Happy IWD!

 

[emmer_moans]

I just saw a post on Instagram saying to support ALL women, giving a list of all the "types" of women ... Righhhhht, guess who was first on the list? Men. Feck offff with that logic. It's a day to celebrate successes and highlight the needs of women (females) around the world. It is not another day for men pretending to be women.

 

[petitspois]

to be honest I don’t blame men for asking about IMD on IWD as the men’s day is far less celebrated than the women’s!

That's not the point though is it? it's about letting women have one bloody day that's not about men. He could have easily googled it.

 

[Blond3g1rl]

We are all equal so why IWD? I don’t agree with it.

Women really aren’t equal

 

[shadowcat5]

Yes exactly ! why do men always do this when it comes to anything women. Its the same with domestic violence any campaign is always met with but what about men! You have your own campaign go away! if you're that bothered why don't you get involved in a mens domestic violence charity

Agreed! It's like the not all men thing. When the Sarah Everard case happened so many men were like 'yuhhh but we're not all like that'. Okay but some of you clearly fucking are so why don't you focus on that instead of patting yourself on the back for not doing something you shouldn't be doing anyway!!

 

[HoGi]

I just saw a post on Instagram saying to support ALL women, giving a list of all the "types" of women ... Righhhhht, guess who was first on the list? Men. Feck offff with that logic. It's a day to celebrate successes and highlight the needs of women (females) around the world. It is not another day for men pretending to be women.

Few colleagues have shared posts about IWD being for all women including transwomen. I now know to keep my terfy opinions away from them!

 

[kittymeowlondon]

My job held a networking event for Women , run by 2 Male directors as the guest speakers. I passed on that. No thanks to being mansplained to on international womens day thank you

I know perhaps totally unrelated topic but post BLM my older brothers work had an event on BLM with only an all white people panel
I said ew dont you think thats bad and he could not see the issue with it
This is a TOP advertising firm mind
Are people really that stupid?

 

[Itsjustmesmee]

That's not the point though is it? it's about letting women have one bloody day that's not about men. He could have easily googled it.

Yes exactly ! why do men always do this when it comes to anything women. Its the same with domestic violence any campaign is always met with but what about men! You have your own campaign go away! if you're that bothered why don't you get involved in a mens domestic violence charity

 

[ElChanguito]

In case anyone else wants to join me in getting the rage about performative equality and diversity social media posts, internalised misogyny, and generalised fuckwittery off their chests. Or celebrate things that they’ve seen that are positive.

I’ll go first with a minor one, but one that pissed me off before I even got out of bed. Scrolling through Fb and I see this post by the guy that’s currently doing works to my house. Despite the fact it was me that he has dealt with the entire way through when commissioning the approx £3k worth of works he’s doing, he seems to imply here that women are only good for the refreshments they make him while he’s working. He and his wife also manage the local Fb group and have changed the profile pic to this monstrosity. Because that’s all we are. Obsessed with pink, tea & cake, and looking pretty. Urgh.

For fucks sake that FB post has to be satire!! Surely!!! Fucking howling at that. What a prick!

 

[eggsalafrancais]

I loved the twitter pay gap thing last year. I spent most of my day at work on it last year watching some of the companies scrambling to delete their posts after the bot called them out. Fantastic. But awful that it’s still a thing.

Tell him to make his own tea today the prick!

 

[Captainmouse]

to be honest I don’t blame men for asking about IMD on IWD as the men’s day is far less celebrated than the women’s!

Every other day is man’s day, they barely even give women a thought. But fast enough to make IWD about them by asking when their day is

 

[Melian]

There's always a man complaining "what about men?"

A male friend would post about IWD and then says that IMD is November 19

 

[BWinter]

I love it, but some orgs fall through the gaps - my employer has a shit pay gap (24% lower) but manages to hide it because their legal name is different from their public/social media name. And the gap has got worse this year, plus they are doing a load of performative crap. Grrr.

100%. My work is too small and I don’t think they actually calculate it anyway (because if they did they’d have to acknowledge how fucking appalling it is). A competitor has done a blog post about how pro women they are. If my bosses try to do something similar I will genuinely have to say something. I’m on the fence about remaining at this company anyway and this could be the final straw!

 

[PartTimeNoseyWitch]

I’m a bit late with this one but fuck my life it pissed me off so much. All the little morons on social media saying “Happy International Womens Day” and sharing stupid quotes who do absolutely fuck all to contribute towards anything which helps women to have equal rights. You could tell society it was International Turd Day and the majority of them would post about it just for the sake of posting, the insincerity drives me insane!

 

[Affiliatedlink]

In case anyone else wants to join me in getting the rage about performative equality and diversity social media posts, internalised misogyny, and generalised fuckwittery off their chests. Or celebrate things that they’ve seen that are positive.

I’ll go first with a minor one, but one that pissed me off before I even got out of bed. Scrolling through Fb and I see this post by the guy that’s currently doing works to my house. Despite the fact it was me that he has dealt with the entire way through when commissioning the approx £3k worth of works he’s doing, he seems to imply here that women are only good for the refreshments they make him while he’s working. He and his wife also manage the local Fb group and have changed the profile pic to this monstrosity. Because that’s all we are. Obsessed with pink, tea & cake, and looking pretty. Urgh.

I hope you wont be making him anymore cups of tea!