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How social events blur professional and personal boundaries for women

I love my job but I dread the holiday party because someone always comments on what I am wearing and asks about my dating life.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Informal workplace interactions often reduce women to their appearance and relationship status rather than their professional contributions.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Femininity — constructed and contested?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.