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The poet John Lydgate once said "You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time." And you only need to look at these illustrations to realize how true that is.

They're drawn by artist and fashion designer Daisy Bernard, and they represent the fact that women are judged regardless of the expectations they try to live up to. Dress conservatively and you're frigid, but wear something revealing and you're obviously a slut. Likewise, women are often encouraged to be more assertive in the office, but when they are they're considered bossy. "Women are being told to take off their burkinis and undress on the beach," wrote Bernard in an article for The Tab. "But at the same time we should keep ourselves covered up, and shouldn’t show too much skin. These ridiculous expectations are created usually by men, and in many cases by other women too."

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Suzi Williamson
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The text is not on the right side of the image that it represents-this bothers me.

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Daria B
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I seriously don't get the "she's going to leave and have kids" part. If you want her to stay, give her maternity leave, everyone wins, and a new person has a part time or temporary contract chance to build up some experience. While you don't really lose your experienced employee, and she knows she has a job position secured and waiting for her. Five of us were raised by both working parents, back in the 20th century. What happened?

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Sewfunny
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it's meant to show something a lot of women have to deal with, something I myself have experienced on many occations. She's dressed as a professional, she might have a great education, she works hard, -but is still expected to "leave and have kids", so why bother hiring her in the first place. I'm a 31 year old woman, and I've been to my fair share of job interviews. And I have yet to experience a job interview where I'm not asked if I'm planning on having kids any time soon. I know I have missed out on jobs because the interviewer have decided that my answer ("No, I'm not going to have kids any time soon") is false. I still don't have kids...

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Sue Mitchel-Runow
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

no kidding..the mixed messages are crazy..but then the next level is in our society..'buy this c**p..declutter...save,..be all u can..follow your dreams...be content with what u have...no place like home...travel...see the world...so crazy..think we need to mediate..spend time in nature..forget all the words.

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CommonSense
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and it goes both ways, you can't be sexist against one gender without affecting the other in a different way. Feminists are incredibly blind to how sexist society can be towards men, they complain about 7% of CEOs only being women but did any of them stop to ask the question: - What kind of person would want to work 80-90 hours a week, sacrifice their social life, personal life, personal comfort, physical and mental health, in an incredibly competitive environment, in exchange for a 6 figure salary, and social status? Women want the benefits of a CEO lifestyle like financial security and social status, they do not want the responsibilities and sacrifices involved with that lifestyle. The prize of eternal glory is only for those who bled on the battlefield, for people that survived where others would have fled and died. If only the problems of the world would go away by us simply complaining without the need to suffer and grow, if only.

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CommonSense
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could talk about social hierarchies and how people that are under your command will constantly try to harrass and test you, regardless of your gender. I could bring to your attention the fact that male bosses experience the same amount of comments, but behind their backs, because people are too afraid to say it upfront, or the boss is so confident and strong he can take criticism and improper jokes without it shaking his self-confidence. I could ask you the definition of a "strong and independent woman" since comments like "You are so bossy!" are enough to shake her self-confidence. I could tell you it's not that big of a deal, there are other predominantly male jobs like coal mining, oil rigs, construction, factory workers, electricians, mechanics etc where there is a great need for women. I could ask you where did you get the sense of entitlement to assume people will simply listen to you and do what you want? I could, but it would fall on deaf ears.

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Miklos Legrady
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Overpopulation creates natural birth control, such as memes that discourage sexual attraction. The science here is amazing, in that the humans involved are not conscious of the instinct that leads them to posts like this, meant to discourage confidence in both men and women, lead them to be suspicious of one another, and lower the statistical odds of sex and procreation. A try story in psychology.

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Hillary Bowden
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And you don't think men are under pressure, too? I'm really tired of whiny women.

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