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How wonderful that they give mandatory training on it at your workplace, too. At the U of M, obviously it's a very relaxed atmosphere but human resources still makes sure we all understand what is up. My first job out of college I worked for a health center/behavior services company and out of 5 people, I was the only woman, and the other four were all older men too. I still couldn't have felt more comfortable because of the protection and awareness we receive in our country. |
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What I do know about this country is that there is no sexism in the home. The terms Dutch Treat or going Dutch is there for a reason. Husbands and wives share the household duties..including taking care of the children and household chores. Paternity leaves are part of the culture. This summer when Nadine's Dutch boyfriend came to visit and stay at our beach house I saw this way in action. He was not happy unless he contributed. He insisted on going food shopping with me when we got there...needed to buy everything that first day. He insisted on paying..bill was almost $200. He insisted on helping at the house...couldn't just sit while Nadine and I cleaned. So...we gave him a couple of jobs to make him happy. He was our sweeper. lol We needed his service alot because there was always sand being brought in! He was also our garbage/recycling person and insisted on helping with the cooking. This is my introduction to a European man, and this one is OK! |
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I'm sure it depends on the country in Europe. There's a stereotype that the Dutch are pretty racist as a rule. Is that true? Not sure but it's out there. I've heard horror stories about the workplaces in France right from someone in France and you know her too. Koni has shared many stories about the people she works with in France and how they operate as a business. I could be wrong but I have a feeling Germany would have a workplace closer to what we experience in the States. I just can't see the Germans tolerating this sort of thing but I could be way off.
That is the thing... we have a president in Trump that is a sexist on his own. However, we are a big country and have laws in place that still would keep the sexism in the workplace strict and not tolerated. I love this fact. I think some people believe since Trump's in office it's complete anarchy and everything changes. No, it really doesn't. We still have very good laws in place in the workplace and that is here to stay. My concern with Trump is the situation in North Korea and the two crazy leaders going at it head to head. That is my concern. Well, that and our ridiculously loose gun laws. |
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I think it's a silent type of issue... Read this: The Real Truth About Dutch Racism: Life as a Moroccan | HuffPost UK From what I've read it's very "in the closest" and the thing is when you go on Europeans sites people will talk about this which is why it was brought to my attention. Europeans are even saying there's a racism issue. That and the Santa thing they do... The Dutch don’t think it’s racist for Santa to have black slaves I think people believe since the country is super liberal in many areas it cannot possibly have racism and that is actually the problem. I think many know it's a problem though: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-2...ildren/8140220 Last edited by jediwands; 10-06-2017 at 10:39 AM |
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ETA: We got the same idea at the same time. lol |
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Racism is everywhere primarily because a lot of these countries were or are imperialist. Imperial alien fee off racism than maintainer those attitudes via extreme nationalism.
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I want racism and sexism to go away permanently. I guess that's too much to ask. I don't need to live and dance on clouds and have everyone holding hands getting along perfectly. I know that's impossible. We wouldn't be human if we were able to go there. I just wish the basics were a given like skin color and gender shouldn't fcking matter. If people viewed things Spiritually they'd see that everyone's Soul is the same... not white, brown, black, red, purple, male or even female for that matter. We are all the same.
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