#GAReads | The sexist expectations of professional emails for women: 'There's no winning'
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“The sexist expectations of professional emails for women: 'There's no winning'“:
According to Megan Boler, a professor in the department of social justice education at the University of Toronto, this experience is likely common because the workplace is a traditionally masculine environment.
“Language is one aspect of our broader culture… and certainly within language and culture, are embedded all sorts of expectations and norms around gender,” she said.
For women in the workplace, the expectations are contradictory.