My last post (Your opportunity to be treated as badly as the men) struck a chord with more than a few women. The responses were mostly positive. The last line quoting John Wayne’s advice to Barbara Walters – “Don’t let the bastards get you down” – got this response from a former military officer and graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School:
Excellent take! In 21 years of active duty, my sole focus was on accomplishing the unit’s mission. Gender was the last thing on my mind at any given time. I never had any of these issues that the media seems so fond of focusing on.
An old friend simply said, “Go, John!” adding a few thumbs up emojis for emphasis.
It wasn’t all good news, however. One respondent agreed that my “point about women Continue reading “Deciphering the triggers: It turns out there’s a “code””