last year the statement was made that women in the white house need to dress
women in the white house need to dress
women in the white house need to dress like women now this means different
like women now this means different
like women now this means different things to different people but to me
things to different people but to me
things to different people but to me this should mean wearing whatever makes
this should mean wearing whatever makes
this should mean wearing whatever makes you feel empowered and confident
you feel empowered and confident
you feel empowered and confident unfortunately not everyone shares my
unfortunately not everyone shares my
unfortunately not everyone shares my opinion and this got me thinking about a
opinion and this got me thinking about a
opinion and this got me thinking about a question why does our society place so
question why does our society place so
question why does our society place so much importance on looks and not as much
much importance on looks and not as much
much importance on looks and not as much on intelligence and why does this
on intelligence and why does this
on intelligence and why does this disproportionately affect women I want
disproportionately affect women I want
disproportionately affect women I want to share a story it’s not mine but it’s
to share a story it’s not mine but it’s
to share a story it’s not mine but it’s someone else’s I was sitting in a coffee
someone else’s I was sitting in a coffee
someone else’s I was sitting in a coffee shop doing homework and there was a
shop doing homework and there was a
shop doing homework and there was a woman and a man at the table next to me
woman and a man at the table next to me
woman and a man at the table next to me having a conversation it became apparent
having a conversation it became apparent
having a conversation it became apparent that she was presenting an idea to him
that she was presenting an idea to him
that she was presenting an idea to him maybe trying to get it approved in some
maybe trying to get it approved in some
maybe trying to get it approved in some way and she seemed really excited and
way and she seemed really excited and
way and she seemed really excited and illuminated about her idea and I feel
illuminated about her idea and I feel
illuminated about her idea and I feel like a lot of people in the audience can
like a lot of people in the audience can
like a lot of people in the audience can probably connect to this feeling when
probably connect to this feeling when
probably connect to this feeling when you’re so excited about something that
you’re so excited about something that
you’re so excited about something that you just want someone to share it with
you just want someone to share it with
you just want someone to share it with so as their conversation unfolded I
so as their conversation unfolded I
so as their conversation unfolded I heard him say you look beautiful today
heard him say you look beautiful today
heard him say you look beautiful today and previously he hadn’t made a single
and previously he hadn’t made a single
and previously he hadn’t made a single comment on her idea or presentation I
comment on her idea or presentation I
comment on her idea or presentation I saw her face fall and her sadness at the
saw her face fall and her sadness at the
saw her face fall and her sadness at the realization that she wasn’t actually
realization that she wasn’t actually
realization that she wasn’t actually being listening to that this man really
being listening to that this man really
being listening to that this man really only cared about her beauty but she
only cared about her beauty but she
only cared about her beauty but she plaster him a smile and she continued
plaster him a smile and she continued
plaster him a smile and she continued the conversation politely and throughout
the conversation politely and throughout
the conversation politely and throughout the rest of their conversation he
the rest of their conversation he
the rest of their conversation he commented on her eyes her hair pretty
commented on her eyes her hair pretty
commented on her eyes her hair pretty much everything about her besides her
much everything about her besides her
much everything about her besides her idea and maybe I was being a little bit
idea and maybe I was being a little bit
idea and maybe I was being a little bit nosy but at this point but I could
nosy but at this point but I could
nosy but at this point but I could distinctly feel her frustration so to
distinctly feel her frustration so to
distinctly feel her frustration so to talk about the judgment that I feel like
talk about the judgment that I feel like
talk about the judgment that I feel like women face in our society I want to talk
women face in our society I want to talk
women face in our society I want to talk about a twitter thread between a man
about a twitter thread between a man
about a twitter thread between a man named Martin and a woman named Katie
named Martin and a woman named Katie
named Martin and a woman named Katie they were coworkers and they shared a
they were coworkers and they shared a
they were coworkers and they shared a computer at work and Martin started
computer at work and Martin started
computer at work and Martin started getting really strange
getting really strange
getting really strange borderline hostile emails so when he was
borderline hostile emails so when he was
borderline hostile emails so when he was trying to figure out why this was he
trying to figure out why this was he
trying to figure out why this was he realized that Katie was logged on on
realized that Katie was logged on on
realized that Katie was logged on on their computer and that her signature
their computer and that her signature
their computer and that her signature appeared after every single one of his
appeared after every single one of his
appeared after every single one of his emails he quickly corrected this mistake
emails he quickly corrected this mistake
emails he quickly corrected this mistake and he saw a complete change in
and he saw a complete change in
and he saw a complete change in attitudes it shocked him and this to me
attitudes it shocked him and this to me
attitudes it shocked him and this to me cements the idea that sometimes women
cements the idea that sometimes women
cements the idea that sometimes women are counted as unintel
are counted as unintel
are counted as unintel without anyone knowing anything else
without anyone knowing anything else
without anyone knowing anything else about them last year or earlier this
about them last year or earlier this
about them last year or earlier this year in Britain a woman was sent home
year in Britain a woman was sent home
year in Britain a woman was sent home from work for not wearing heels can I
from work for not wearing heels can I
from work for not wearing heels can I just make the comment that heels are
just make the comment that heels are
just make the comment that heels are often extremely painful I would know and
often extremely painful I would know and
often extremely painful I would know and that on top of that they have absolutely
that on top of that they have absolutely
that on top of that they have absolutely nothing to do with productivity in the
nothing to do with productivity in the
nothing to do with productivity in the workplace so this is an article from
workplace so this is an article from
workplace so this is an article from time and it reads Amal Clooney shows off
time and it reads Amal Clooney shows off
time and it reads Amal Clooney shows off her baby bump that youth the United
her baby bump that youth the United
her baby bump that youth the United Nations someone quoted it on Twitter and
Nations someone quoted it on Twitter and
Nations someone quoted it on Twitter and said odd way of spelling human rights
said odd way of spelling human rights
said odd way of spelling human rights lawyer encourages the UN to investigate
lawyer encourages the UN to investigate
lawyer encourages the UN to investigate allegations of genocide against Isis
allegations of genocide against Isis
allegations of genocide against Isis because
because
because Amal Clooney is an extremely intelligent
Amal Clooney is an extremely intelligent
Amal Clooney is an extremely intelligent and influential international human
and influential international human
and influential international human rights lawyer but all people seem to
rights lawyer but all people seem to
rights lawyer but all people seem to want to talk about is her looks so when
want to talk about is her looks so when
want to talk about is her looks so when I was searching for this image because I
I was searching for this image because I
I was searching for this image because I knew I wanted to include it in my talk
knew I wanted to include it in my talk
knew I wanted to include it in my talk the first three suggestions that popped
the first three suggestions that popped
the first three suggestions that popped up from all Cluny were baby photos
up from all Cluny were baby photos
up from all Cluny were baby photos wedding and style so I conducted my own
wedding and style so I conducted my own
wedding and style so I conducted my own little experiment and I searched George
little experiment and I searched George
little experiment and I searched George Clooney and the first suggestion that
Clooney and the first suggestion that
Clooney and the first suggestion that came up was movies this cemented to me
came up was movies this cemented to me
came up was movies this cemented to me the idea that women are often judged off
the idea that women are often judged off
the idea that women are often judged off of their appearances and men off of
of their appearances and men off of
of their appearances and men off of their accomplishments so my advice to
their accomplishments so my advice to
their accomplishments so my advice to women everywhere is to wear what makes
women everywhere is to wear what makes
women everywhere is to wear what makes you feel empowered and confident and
you feel empowered and confident and
you feel empowered and confident and what helps you to learn think and
what helps you to learn think and
what helps you to learn think and innovate in your environment because in
innovate in your environment because in
innovate in your environment because in the end it shouldn’t matter nearly as
the end it shouldn’t matter nearly as
the end it shouldn’t matter nearly as much as society makes it seem thank you
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