Not For Progressive Self-Respecting Women
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9/8/2009
Preprepared for sexist, demeaning treatment from everyone: clergy, doctors, co-workers/employers, and everyone else (often by both men and women). This is by far the most sexist, degrading place I have ever lived. The mormon culture is a big part of it, but a lot of people here exude a bigoted sexist and racist vibe here. Women are expected to act and behave a certain way at all times are are treated like trash most of the time. You can't fight it because it's so ubiquitous here. Your only option is to avoid the place. The more mild stories include being asked repeatedly why you work if your husband has a job and being laughed at if you have a degree and have it called an "MRS degree." Believe me, that's mild. It gets far worse than I'm willing to get into, such as sexual bullying and descrimination. The town is also too far from any place relevant, interesting, or progressive, so there's little respite from the insanity.
mary | Boise City, ID