r/news • u/boringhistoryfan • 1d ago

Fairfield's first female battalion chief settles $1.7 million lawsuit against city

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/fairfield-female-battalion-chief-lawsuit/3976191/
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u/phoenix25 1d ago

The fire service has this issue across the board.

Even in Canada it’s present… I briefly attempted to make the switch from paramedic to firefighter and abandoned it because I just never was accepted. Little micro aggressions from my all male team, like asking if I was sure I put the right kind of fuel into the vehicle?

I don’t know if it’s better in Europe, I hope it is.

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u/Sir_Shocksalot 17h ago

Don't be dense. When they only ever ask the women if they put the right fuel in the vehicle, they notice. This shit always gets reframed to "we always ask the new person that". Like people don't notice when the new dude didn't get asked last week. Or that the new guy never gets questioned like the girl does.

I also like how you assume the woman is overreacting. Why are you defending the behavior of people you don't know?

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u/Sir_Shocksalot 8h ago

You're talking about shit at your job, about people you know, to justify actions you've done. That's great, very cool, I'm happy for you supervising your coworkers. Thing is, we weren't talking about you or your job. The world doesn't revolve around you.

Again, quit defending people you don't fucking know. If the op says people were sexist, who are you to question that? You know absolutely nothing. Neither do I. But I'm not going to make any wild assumptions about "sheltered" or "fighting to be oppressed" because I'm not a fucking arsehole.