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Mother and Professional

Some of the most sexist women are professional women who never had children. They are the worst women to work with if you are a professional woman who had, raised and celebrated your child’s success.

A QC

Just had to share this one – male opponent replying to my submissions in court: “My lords, Miss X beguilingly took you through the law in a charming attempt to explain why her argument was correct…” and a recent example of a similar thing experienced by a colleague: “Miss Y tried to allure you with her argument – you should resist her siren call”. What’s wrong with “Ms X’s argument may seem convincing, but it is wrong because …”?