I was the first woman my law firm hired as an attorney. After me, they hired several others, but i was fortunate at law school there were quite a few women in my class so not as isolated as @busdriver. I’m glad folks marched and hope that the momentum continues and grows. Sadly, I have to minimize my exposure to crowds for health reasons.
I think it’s nice, but hope it’s only temporary. The bull is very powerful, but the girl makes it seem as if it’s something bad. It takes away from the bull. Again, in these times right now I enjoy seeing the little girl, but not permanently.
Yes, exactly, I supported the march, but not the hats. I don’t like as a symbol something that engenders mockery. No idea about another symbol, I’m sure they could have come up with something else…but I don’t think the organizers specifically meant the hat to be the unifying symbol ok, though they did post a link.
But I’ll stop about the hats already, and give them a chance the next time.
I’ll give you that 
Good point.
@busdriver11 , I’m with you. I have been in male oriented career fields for over 25 years. The hats make me cringe. Nothing against feminism- I think it’s great women are getting together to show that our voices need to be heard (and not showing the typical witchiness towards one another). But you want to be taken seriously? I don’t know how many jokes I heard at work that day when it was shown that the pink pussy hats would be worn. Plus, I’m not particularly feminine, don’t do a lot of girly things…
I’ll agree with the others re: needing to be fearless for Wall Street. I don’t think I’d have the energy for Wall Street.
@ChuckleDoodle. I’m still hearing rude things about it.
And I don’t think I’d have the energy for Wall Street either, too much of a fight. Good luck to those ladies!
D had a classmate who was hired by Morgan Stanley and started her career in NY, in an apartment overlooking Central Park. I haven’t heard whether she’s still working for them after all these years. I’m glad law had more females practicing by the time I started in the early 80s. Being a pioneer in male-dominated professions is challenging.
I’ve never been a fan of the name of the pink hats – pink baseball caps would have been just fine or some other color. I can’t see the point of adopting a degrading slang as a rallying call, but I guess it must have worked for others.
Add me to the list of those ambivalent about the pink hats – and I’m VERY involved in “the movement.” That said, I’ve accepted that he pink hat has been embraced by women of all ages literally around the globe. (Saw them worn in a video from Asia!) So… who am I to say, “ick…” 
I’ll just shrug an move on.
Bravery is acting in spite of your fears. Fearlessness is ignorance. I prefer brave, but the little girl looks fearless.
And yes, BB, there are pigs out there that give decent men a bat rep.
I wondered about the spikes on those hats and the name. Now I see here they were referring to cats. I am with the camp that finds the name offensive.
Obviously that was supposed to be bad rep, but I still haven’t learned to type correctly.
I don’t know - I kind of like “bat rep”!
Whether or not you like the pussy hats, most of which were hand knit by supporters of the march, they are much better than the red MAGA caps made in China. The irony. 
Looks like Fearless Girl will be sticking around until at least March 2018.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39414780
Now the artist who created the Charging Bull statue wants Fearless Girl gone:
"The sculptor of Wall Street’s iconic “Charging Bull” statue says New York City has violated his legal rights with the placement of “Fearless Girl,” a statue of a young girl that has been staring down his creation since International Women’s Day on March 8.
Artist Arturo Di Modica and his lawyers argued at a press conference in New York City on Wednesday that the placement of the statue was copyright infringement and distorted the meaning of his sculpture."
Good for him.
While I like the Fearless Girl statue, it is clearly a marketing stunt by State Street that depends upon the bull.
His copyright lawsuit is likely full of bull per some folks who are knowledgeable in that area of law.
And his lawsuit is also a marketing/publicity stunt, IMO.
I can see his point if the bull was on private property.
However, considering the bull is placed on public land and the Fearless Girl statue was also placed there with permission from NYC officials, I wouldn’t be too bullish on his case just yet…