I was having a chat with the women in my choir about exactly this sort of negativity regarding competent/assertive/expert women this evening (I rush to note that this was talking about life outside choir, not referencing stuff within choir).
See also classic xkcd on the other side of the coin.
Categories: gender & feminism, language, social justice
DUFC #69
Classic Nugget of Awesome: Harriet Jay on Stereotypes, Abused Populations and Survival Tactics
When men disagree with others it’s a robust addition to free speech, when women disagree with men it’s to silence them
BFTP: Who moved that apostrophe?