"On all sides, I see women beleaguered: storms over sexism in sfwa, harassment at cons,"
Crazy as it may sound, I see those as a reason for optimism.
15-20 years ago, those things were happening - but they got swept under the carpet, damn quick. "Nope, not a problem here, we're better than that, let's talk about something else". Gone in five minutes, if it lasted that long.
The fact that it's not staying under the carpet any more is progress. The fact that people are standing up, in numbers, and saying "this is happening, and it's wrong" is progress.
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Crazy as it may sound, I see those as a reason for optimism.
15-20 years ago, those things were happening - but they got swept under the carpet, damn quick. "Nope, not a problem here, we're better than that, let's talk about something else". Gone in five minutes, if it lasted that long.
The fact that it's not staying under the carpet any more is progress. The fact that people are standing up, in numbers, and saying "this is happening, and it's wrong" is progress.
Slow, painful, progress, but...