I found out yesterday that someone I used to work with is pregnant. She is late twenties, graduate, very successful and very highly thought of.
I was pleased to hear her news and called across the office "X is expecting". My Senior Manager (who only knows here by reputation) replied "blimey, I thought she was a high flier" to which I snapped "and how does having a baby change that?" He did have the good grace to blush and realise he'd said something wrong, although he didn't apologise.
I work for a large bank that employs a high proportion of women, but in the Commercial Banking arm, where I work, there are very few of us. I am the only one in an office of 15 and the same is repeated across the country. I work part-time and every manager I have worked for has made it clear they respect my ability, but hate the p-t arrangement. I only got it in the first place because I out negotiated a wimp
Anyway, I have never really though these people were sexist and I never felt discriminated against before I had DCs and the change,I thought, was because of the p-t working which, I have to admit is inconvenient at times, but I'm really angry about waht was said yesterday.
-Am I over-reacting?
-Should I do anything? I might be able to get him to say sorry or admit he was wrong, but unlikely to change his actual view and frankly this is not a time to be rocking the boat in our industry.
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Senior manager made a flippant remark, which I believe demonstrates inherent sexual discrimination
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sameagain · 07/02/2009 09:54
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