When last we left Rebecca, she had just had a heck of a Tuesday. She had a confrontation with a colleague, Ted, and then looked for in vain for support from her administrator, Rick.
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Two weeks ago, I asked you to mull about times when you heard women described as “hysterical” or “overly emotional” and to examine the effect of those words on the person being labeled. Thank you to those who reached out with examples. This week, I bring you one of these examples. Obviously, identifying details have been changed to protect the innocent – and the not so innocent.
Read MoreCalling women hysterical or overly emotional is a story as old as time, as evidenced even by the use of the word hysterical. Hysterical has the same Greek root as the word hysterectomy and actually means “uterus”. While it can seem like a cultural norm, calling women crazy or hysterical (or any variation) is a way of silencing women.
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