You may have heard that GOP Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey called Gov. Gretchen Whitmer "batshit crazy." I have some thoughts, especially for men in my profession, who are usually in a much better position than women to call sexism out.
Women, especially younger ones, don’t want to be the ones to publicly raise sexism. It’s a great way not to be taken seriously in a still male-dominated profession. So being an ally is a powerful show of solidarity for male journos. michiganadvance.com/2019/11/23/sus…
I've been in journalism for almost 20 years and I've learned a lot from my mistakes, especially being in my 20s and covering Michigan's first female governor, @JenGranholm. Journalists aren’t infallible and we should admit that.
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I found that my stinging columns criticizing Granholm were my ticket to being taken seriously by my bosses and the political class. I was one of them, unblinded by my ovaries. michiganadvance.com/2019/11/23/sus…
I'm 43 now, older and hopefully a little wiser. I'm now in a position to hire talented women, especially at the @MichiganAdvance, and speak out against sexism when my younger colleagues can’t.
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But guys, it's exhausting. You know calling Gov. Whitmer "batshit crazy" who "plays with Barbies" is sexist. So give your female colleagues a break and say something. Because if it's biased to say something that obvious, we're in serious trouble. michiganadvance.com/2019/11/23/sus…
