...where others might slide in and be allowed to be ordinary,
those of us who come in pre-judged are forced to make ourselves extraordinary.
Take it as a challenge, and break the mold so [those] who come after you
might not have to fight quite so hard to be accepted in the future.
*sizing, italics and colour was altered by me for effect
Original Quote:
And that is
the female engineer's silver lining (as it is for anyone
coming into a profession as a minority, be it your ethnicity,
gender, or just the college you came from): where others might
slide in and be allowed to be ordinary, those of us who come in
pre-judged are forced to make ourselves extraordinary. Take it
as a challenge, and break the mold so the women who come after
you might not have to fight quite so hard to be accepted in the
future.
~ http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/08/12/339638726/many-women-leave-engineering-blame-the-work-culture
“I
am incredibly awkward and negative. I get attached easily, and I
hold on for too long. I don’t like opening up to people. Most
five year old children can express their feelings better than me. I
hide behind my fake smiles. I’m probably one of the most
difficult people you will ever meet. But I can be sweet. I’m
a great listener. I’ll guard your secrets with my life. I
will never judge you based on your mistakes, and I’ll love
you as much as I can. I can be, if you let me, one of the best
things in your life.”
I hardly ever write on paper - On the rare occasions that I do,
the pages are promptly torn to pieces and flushed down the
toilet. Because I always fear people finding little scraps, which
in themselves hold fragments of my life. I prefer the infinite
blank page of cyberspace, where strangers know everything family
doesn't. Because strangers can't tattle to your mother,
and they can't ever break you down with a disappointed gaze.
Telling someone with DEPRESSION to
“Just get over it and be happy” is like telling someone
with a broken leg to run to a hospital.
Telling someone with an EATING DISORDER to “Just Eat” is like telling someone with claustrophobia to get inside a small cupboard and lock the door.
Telling someone who SELF-HARMS to “Just stop doing it” is like telling a drug addict to sit in a room full of drugs and touch nothing.
How can you judge what you don’t understand?
Telling someone with an EATING DISORDER to “Just Eat” is like telling someone with claustrophobia to get inside a small cupboard and lock the door.
Telling someone who SELF-HARMS to “Just stop doing it” is like telling a drug addict to sit in a room full of drugs and touch nothing.
How can you judge what you don’t understand?
