Discuss delicately
When trying to ensure someone’s comfort and safety in a dangerous situation, it is most important to focus on the gallery of people listening to what you say. Analyze who is there, know what frame of mind they hold you in, and adjust what is said. If the head of a group expresses concern for a male’s ability to perform a duty and at the same time expresses the same for a female, BEWARE of the mentally disrupted in the group. They will NOT hear the part about the Man they will only hear the part about the Woman. The only goal from there on out will be to defend the Woman in all situations and defile the man with the concern. The place of the mentally disrupted does not have to be a female.
You tell me. A 170 pound person might have some issues with leaning over the side of a boat to pull a 60 pound instrument out of 0C water, in 3-5 foot seas, 2 miles away from shelter, in Antarctica. What about the 130 pound person? Do you think that anyone – regardless of their weight, stature, or gender – would want to be assigned such a task without having any word in the subject? Nor do I!
Note: Women’s equality has been a sensitive subject for a long time. It has taken a turn under the tables with mostly unseen activities but there are probably more real issues than in the past. The point of this entry is not to make a blanket statement; it is to just make myself remember to observe your group before going into these types of subjects. If you are forced into the subject during a meeting, as I was, give a presidential answer – evasive and containing zero content.
You tell me. A 170 pound person might have some issues with leaning over the side of a boat to pull a 60 pound instrument out of 0C water, in 3-5 foot seas, 2 miles away from shelter, in Antarctica. What about the 130 pound person? Do you think that anyone – regardless of their weight, stature, or gender – would want to be assigned such a task without having any word in the subject? Nor do I!
Note: Women’s equality has been a sensitive subject for a long time. It has taken a turn under the tables with mostly unseen activities but there are probably more real issues than in the past. The point of this entry is not to make a blanket statement; it is to just make myself remember to observe your group before going into these types of subjects. If you are forced into the subject during a meeting, as I was, give a presidential answer – evasive and containing zero content.
