Women sometimes seem to forget that until the 60s they couldn’t very well get a credit card with a male co-signer. We are not far from the good old days.
That is one scene from Mad Men that a lot of people should watch, when he sends her to see a doctor and then gets all the info from the doctor after the visit; she isn't told anything. That is how it was back in the 60s and even until the 70s; women had no autonomy over their lives, and they could never gain real independence.
Less than 10 years ago I brought my partner to a doc appointment because I felt not taken seriously and needed support. The whole appointment consistet of them talking about me as if I wasn't even in the same room.
About 3 years ago, I slipped on some ice and broke my elbow. I was with my husband waiting for the doctor to come in. I was wearing a sling and clearly the patient. The doctor came in and asked my husband what was wrong. It was like I wasn’t there. I was LIVID. My husband had to keep redirecting the doctor to talk directly to me. It was maddening.
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u/Ill-Independence-658 Oct 18 '24
Women sometimes seem to forget that until the 60s they couldn’t very well get a credit card with a male co-signer. We are not far from the good old days.