Katy, this article is excellent. Every word of it.

I especially agree that your article has nothing to do with bringing down some accomplished women. It is about their performance and the policies they promote. Standards that apply to men and women alike, regardless of gender. Just being in charge is not where the feminism ball stops.

I hope you don’t mind but I almost highlighted your whole post.

I have witnessed my share of corporate and boardroom feminism. Sadly, your description (with a few exceptions thank goodness) mirrors what I have seen. In most cases, yes most, my observations are that the women executives involved believed that if she showed any general or specific support for other women then their male colleagues would go something like: “OMG gents, we thought Betty was one of us, you know, we thought Betty was really a man but oh gee whiz, look at her supporting some of that girl stuff. Well no fellas, she ain’t no man. Now how do we get her outa our club?”

Once a Betty finds herself in there, she is terrified of losing her perch.

Thing is Betty-girl, they never did think you were one of them. So go ahead fool only yourself and continue to believe that they think you are “one of them”. All you end up doing is ultimately looking foolish and supporting policies that hurt most of your fellow women.

Ok yes. You will probably make lots of money. But is that really the only thing that it’s all about? Yes, I know, many say YES( loudly) to that question. I just prefer to think that we humans have the capacity to be better than that. Nothing wrong with making and having money, it just isn’t everything.

P.S. Katy. What you say in your profile about “comments”. YES! My fav as well. Happy 2020 to you.