Sexism Against Women By Sam Polk Summary

The author of this article, Sam Polk, talks about sexism against women in not only in wall-street but in the workforce overall. Polk started off really strong by pointing out how men degrade and objectify women as soon as they’re out of earshot. He also picked on how negatively women are affected by these so called ‘bro-talks’; they either quit their job or sue the company. He also briefly explained the mental effects of ‘bro talks’ not only on women but also men. He explained that men tend to look down on women at work because if you are so used to ridiculing something/someone your whole life it’s tough to try and take them seriously when they are either your boss or subordinate at work. Then, Polk goes back in time and gives us a brief history of how he too used to objectify women as a teenager. He saw that objectifying women was and is still seen as a rite of passage to manhood. Polk then brings up an excuse as to why men in wall-street don’t stand up for their female co- workers. He reveals that some men decide to go with the ‘bro-talk’ because they don’t want to be singled out. Since objectifying women is the norm, these men would be considered social outsiders if they decided to stand up for …show more content…
In the beginning I was glad that a successful man was admitting that sexism is very pronounced in high-power workplaces and that it is a huge obstacle to a woman’s success. By the end of the article, I was very disappointed that it took this man having a daughter for him to finally want the world to change into a better place. It made the author seem very selfish. It almost seemed that to the author the misogyny and objectification of women was just background noise up until he had a daughter. And all of a sudden, he realized how disgusting and unfair the world is to women and now he wants it to change just because his precious daughter is bound to face