[carriemelissa]

"So the only way women are going to be able to re-shape the system in a way that works better for women is to put up with the obnoxious bullshit politics for a while." - I'm sorry... WHAT?

No. That's the whole point of this article. The bullshit is bullshit. Let's cut it out.

[enraged_camel]

Sometimes the only way to change the system is from the inside because your influence on the system is directly proportional to how seriously the system's leaders and participants take you.

This is especially true in this case. You don't have the option of not participating and instead trying to change the system from the outside, because doing so directly harms your income and therefore livelihood.