I've been asked to update some copy for work which will go into a public-facing document.
It includes a small section women in the workforce (as it's relevant to the publication). It's well-meaning but the copy is all about family commitments, balancing career and family life etc.
The focus purely on family unsettles me. What about the gender pay gap? What about other issues women might specifically face that are nothing to do with family (can't think of them right now but they must exist!)
There's no escaping the fact that maternity specifically is a women's issue. But then when it gets to parenting, I wonder ... the reality is still that women are expected to do the parenting more, so am I ignoring reality if I leave out mention of supporting parents entirely?
The company would be happy if I just copy and pasted last year's entry, but as I can update this I feel I should!
(I'm not a journo, honest!)
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How to write about women in the workplace without being sexist?
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blinkowl · 02/08/2016 15:13
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