Hmmmmm. I get the hair thing. I have several women close to me who share your situation and seem to deal with it different ways. Not all of them are of a certain age, either.
I'm not female, so it's not my place to comment on this in any way.
I once read that no woman is secure in her looks, and if you want to undermine a woman, denigrating her appearance is an effective way to do it.
It also seems that age is an active factor here, and female facial hair is part of that.
And aside from that, WTF is wrong with these people?
For at least two of the things you described you were a VOLUNTEER for Fs sake!
Kind of seems like your competence and willingness to do your all was actually a THREAT to these A-holes.
F them.
Try not to float in a liminal space for too long or your finger tips will get all wrinkly.
I'm going to go hide in place of safety now in case I've said too much and/or the wrong thing.
You've absolutely said the right things. Laura was treated so shittily (a real word? Or a place in Europe?) by those folks. They absolutely had their heads up their asses and didn't appreciate how good she is at all of those tasks. This is a brilliant, incredibly competent woman, and I think you're right on in the assessment that they felt threatened by her abilities.
There's too many people like that in charge, not only in the arts community, but everywhere, especially at the top rungs of our national government. How did we ever get to this place? And how do we fix it? I try not to let it get me down, and I look for things to be grateful for, instead. I'm especially grateful for the love of this wonderful woman who wrote this post.
Hmmmmm. I get the hair thing. I have several women close to me who share your situation and seem to deal with it different ways. Not all of them are of a certain age, either.
I'm not female, so it's not my place to comment on this in any way.
I once read that no woman is secure in her looks, and if you want to undermine a woman, denigrating her appearance is an effective way to do it.
It also seems that age is an active factor here, and female facial hair is part of that.
And aside from that, WTF is wrong with these people?
For at least two of the things you described you were a VOLUNTEER for Fs sake!
Kind of seems like your competence and willingness to do your all was actually a THREAT to these A-holes.
F them.
Try not to float in a liminal space for too long or your finger tips will get all wrinkly.
I'm going to go hide in place of safety now in case I've said too much and/or the wrong thing.
You've absolutely said the right things. Laura was treated so shittily (a real word? Or a place in Europe?) by those folks. They absolutely had their heads up their asses and didn't appreciate how good she is at all of those tasks. This is a brilliant, incredibly competent woman, and I think you're right on in the assessment that they felt threatened by her abilities.
There's too many people like that in charge, not only in the arts community, but everywhere, especially at the top rungs of our national government. How did we ever get to this place? And how do we fix it? I try not to let it get me down, and I look for things to be grateful for, instead. I'm especially grateful for the love of this wonderful woman who wrote this post.
Oh, and thanks for letting me know I can come out the bunker. It’s damp in here.
What you said.
I’m pretty sure shittily is a word, and probably a place. If not, it is now. English is a wonderful language that way.
You’ve said nothing wrong! I value everything you say.
Thanks. It's easy to be misunderstood. In this house I've nearly lost my gonads a few times.