I know from my standup experience that women communicate differently to men in many situations. Until we finish thanking men for letting us have our voice,we won’t be heardI attended several events to celebrate International Women’s Month on 8 March and there was an uncomfortable, frequent occurrence that made me wince every time it happened.whether there were any men in the room it was deemed necessary by the women running the event to thank them for being there. Worse still were the men who, and given the stage in front of a room of mostly women,felt the need to congratulate themselves for being there. It’s time we dispensed with the back-patting and got the conversation going instead.
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Source: theguardian.com