Connecting with GC women at work

[iloveruby]

Does anyone have any ideas about how to connect with GC women at work? My workplace equality network is very "gender" focused and focused on gender identity. Our D&I team doesnt seem to understand the difference between sex and gender.

I was toying about posting where I work here but worried about doxing.

Any thoughts?!

I've wondered this. I don't have the answer though, I'd be too worried about meeting up with someone and finding out they were actually a very angry person trying to get me fired.

I wouldn't OP, as tempting as it is, perhaps some very careful conversations in private but I wouldn't risk bringing attention to yourself esp in woke work environment.

I would question any policies around toilets or work awards but unless you have very good relationships were you can talk outside of work to establish whether is on the same GC page as you I wouldn't go public.

It's not fair or right but I wouldn't underestimate the power and impact if the TRA lobby.

I really recommend doing this with face to face conversations if you can do it in a way that isn't really forced. It is amazing what difference it makes for it to be face to face.

I think that face to face it is very hard to dismiss someone as evil, particularly if you know them.

What I did was go out for an after work drink with colleagues I like, got so drunk that I threw caution to the wind, and then blurted out that I am really concerned about some elements of trans activism.

Everyone completely agreed with me except one very young woman, and she didn't say that I was evil or get angry, she just said that she disagreed. Then we all had a pretty good conversation about the whole thing.

But to be fair - I'm pretty lucky in my colleagues and I'm in a job where we work quite closely together so we all know each other well.

Mine was through the GRA consultation. I had a lot of quiet conversations with ladies, telling them to have a look at what the government was trying to do. I only met one lady who started going on about cis. I don’t talk to these ladies much, but we all know we’re on the same wavelength.