I recently read an article by Sarah John from Boss Brewing , saying that she would no longer be attending women-only events; that she felt they did more harm than good in our pursuit of equality as a gender.
Unsurprisingly, things got interesting over on LinkedIn, with a good number of people disagreeing, and a decent amount of people agreeing absolutely with her stance. I read the article several times, understanding where she was coming from - but also thinking that somewhere along the line a point has been missed.
Sarah is absolutely right in saying that the ultimate in gender equality is when we don’t have to talk about gender at all. The problem is, we’re a long way off that - and to get there will involve positive action to drive cultural and societal change.
