Wait, don't you know it's International Women's Day? 🫠
To celebrate International Women's Day, I'm reposting something I wrote last year and will continue to post it annually until I no longer have to.
And that might take some time.
Ten things I will never read in the press:
“How does it feel to be a male CEO? What’s your message to all the young boys out there?”
“Andy, the young male boy-preneur, sits with his legs pulled up to his side.”
“Matt is boy-bossing his way to the top!”
With his big smile and branded t-shirt, Harry is no stranger to being out of his depth.”
“Chris is such a badass founder: we caught up with him in his kitchen to hear how he balances home and work.”
“How does he do it all? Mark is at the top of his game professionally but what toll is it taking on his home life?”
“Male founder, Jack, lets us in on his secret to staying svelte while also being a powerful H-EO.”
“When we catch up at his office, Tom’s fitted t-shirt shows off his muscular forearms and frame.”
“I golf and I work”: Adam explains how he balances the heavy demands of his world.”
“Ryan’s talks us through his fertility journey after his career-obsessed 30s didn’t make time for family.”
And a bonus:
“But who’s minding your kids when you’re on all these work trips, Paul?”
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A good test of communicative bias is to flip it and see if it sounds weird:
If one of these looks strange you centered with a male protagonist, it shouldn't be said of a woman.
