ANOTHER LEGACY OF THE DESTRUCTIVE GENERATION. Tightly Wound is less than impressed with mandatory praise of Rosa Luxemburg "professional development" for female faculty and staff.

If I recall correctly, the original women's movement was based on the idea that we were equal in ability to men and didn't need to be coddled, affirmed or treated as victims. We also didn't require all day conferences on diet, how to "soften our messages" or our need to find "balance" in our lives. Crap like this sends the message, intentional or not, that somehow we ARE second best because we need all this extra specially tailored "help" that the menfolk don't. In which case, titling the conference "Balance" is not only a misnomer, it's a pretty cruel joke on women.

Ayup.

(Her post does not mention whether participation is also mandatory for cross-dressers.)