Nobody is holding anyone down, bud. You must have mistaken my message for a complaint, I wasn't complaining. At no point did I feel held down or disenfranchised or anything like that, and I do agree that women could use a bit of extra help in a mostly male workplace.
That said, at some point I think one would need to think carefully if their outcomes are strictly the product of institutional bias, or whether there's something they need to change in themselves. Perhaps be more assertive, step up into leadership positions, speak up when they normally wouldn't, etc.
Truth of the matter is, it's very easy to blame one's misfortune on somebody or something else, but this is also the least productive thing one can do, if the goal is to achieve something and not just solicit sympathy or a legal settlement. Contrary to popular belief, things don't just fall from the heaven on (most) white men. They have to work and put themselves in precarious and uncomfortable situations to get where they want to be too.
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