Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!jamcmullan From: jamcmullan@watmath.UUCP (Judy McMullan) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Feminism and the double standard Message-ID: <7037@watmath.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 11:36:14 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.7037 Posted: Tue Feb 28 11:36:14 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 29-Feb-84 10:01:08 EST Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 18 I loved Ariel's comments on Barbara's methods of dealing with some of her co-workers. Tracy didn't like hearing about people being manipulated but I have to admit I got a big giggle when I heard about their own weaknesses being used against them. As I read Barbara's article, a light dawned and I realized I do something similar. There are a couple of guys here (gee, I hope they are not reading this!) who are sometimes hard to deal with. It so happens that I have to have their co-operation or I can't get my portion of the work done. It seems that if I accompany my requests that they do their portion of the work with a light touch (on the arm or the back) I get much quicker results! I seem to have also had success by writing cute little notes and signing them "Hugs & kisses, Judy". They say confession is good for the soul but I have a feeling this confession is going to get me flaming hot mail messages. (Come on, pad, don't tell Dan, eh??) --from the sssstickkky keyboard of J.A.M. ...!{allegra|decvax}!watmath!jamcmullan