Earlier this week, #ThingsOnlyWomenWritersHear was trending on Twitter. Chocolat author Joanne Harris started the hashtag after a conversation regarding society’s expectations of women to put a family first over their career. You’d be livid at the comments these women have received. And even more importantly, the fact that they were rolling in the RT’s from other women writers means that they’re extremely common to hear in the industry.
You’d think that in 2017, we wouldn’t be having this kind of conversation. But as our contributor Lauren wrote, she was taught to encourage sexism in class, so it’s no surprise you go from dealing with it in school to your career. Some men even joined the conversation, but not in a good way. They felt the hashtag was unnecessary and didn’t imply sexism at all. Sometimes it’s frustrating how much we still have to do to reach equality of the sexes, but one thing is for sure, if we surround ourselves with women like these we’re on the right track.
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