Feminist

I read an article this evening that was about the protest outside of LDS general conference. A group of women has decided to protest outside of conference because they do not have the ability to hold the priesthood. The article was written by a women who comes from a very privileged background. Ironic. She stated that she doesn't think that women are treated differently because of their gender......
Well, let me give you a few examples of situations that I have found myself in that very clearly proves her statement wrong.

-When I was 6 months pregnant I was passed up for a promotion because of my "condition"
-When I was 7 months pregnant, I pulled my boss aside to discuss with him an issue that was affecting my work performance and I was told that I was being emotional.
-I went to old navy to return some clothes and when I complained that I wasn't able to have the money refunded because it was a gift, the comment was made to me, "I hate pregnant women"
-When my husband was hired at our old job, he was hired on for more than I made at the time after several annual raises. Mind you, he had NO collections experience.

These are very cut and dry examples of discrimination I have faced for my gender. While I won't go into my feelings about the priesthood and the religious portion of her blog, I find this woman very ignorant for thinking that these aren't real issues woman face on a daily basis. I would hate to hear her thoughts on racism.

My biggest struggle was that this woman did not recognize her privilege before making blanket statements. I can't very well say that I have faced racism because I am white. I can't very well say that I have faced poverty because I live in a middle class neighborhood. I can't very well say that I have faced disability because I am able bodied.

What I hope you take away from my entry, if anything, is that before we make statements, lets check our privilege.