#GAReads | I didn't see the insidious ways women are held back — until I became a widow

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“I didn’t see the insidious ways women are held back — until I became a widow“:

Our society is slowly becoming more aware of the ways women are denied their rightful opportunities and respect. Speaking out against egregious misbehavior is liberating and important — #MeToo showed us that. But it’s not enough. Every time we’re inclined to doubt a parent’s ownership of a health insurance policy, or a customer’s ability to choose and pay for a water softener, or a woman’s capabilities based on her relationship status, we must ask ourselves whether we’d think or act the same way with a man.

Read Fernanda Santos full article at The Washington Post here…