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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)Concerning the corporate world, you are wrong about that, too. I have a relative who has worked in banking for decades. About ten years ago she finally filed a complaint with the EEOC. She had seen too many managerial jobs in her division go to men who came from outside the department -- without ever advertising the job to the women who already worked there (as the law requires). And the women were working just as hard and for hours just as long as any man. (My relative was divorced and the sole support of her children so she had no choice.) It took a couple years of investigation, but by the time the EEOC got done with that bank, ALL the women in that division got raises and promotions, with the average being 46%. My relative got a 70% raise. And she moved up a couple levels, too.
I also know women here in the tech industry who have similar stories to tell, though they haven't gone to the EEOC. Yet. You're got your head in the sand if you think this never happens.