I have opened my eyes and realized I need to join the struggle for women to be free and truly independent. I believe women are equal to men in value and ability.
In fact, I believe they should receive equal pay. No, they should be paid more than men. But they aren’t getting the pay they deserve, not because they aren’t capable, but because the system deliberately locks them out.
I look up and down my street every day and I see a country rotting from the inside. I see misogyny thriving in plain sight while everyone looks the other way.
Trucks deliver packages daily, but where are the women drivers? You mean to tell me UPS, FedEx, and the USPS can’t find a single qualified woman? No, they **refuse** to. They gatekeep those jobs under the table while pretending otherwise. They don’t want women to have stable, productive careers like men do. That’s not a coincidence. That’s a policy.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, an iceberg large enough to sink not just a ship, but a country full of empty equality slogans.
I stayed home one afternoon waiting for my cable to be installed. The installer was a man. I kept quiet, but I asked myself, “Where are the women workers?”.
I asked my friends. They said the same. Verizon, Optimum, Time Warner, all sent male installers. All of them. Every time.
One neighbor had his basement redone, another had a roof repaired. All-male crews. A male plumber fixed my bathroom. A male electrician fixed my friend’s home. The pattern was clear.
So I called around. Plumbers, electricians, contractors. Some companies had a woman answer the phone, and that’s where it ended. When I asked if a woman could do the work, the answer was a firm “No.” Some even laughed. That laugh is proof of the gatekeeping.
Let’s call it what it is. Companies across America are locking out half the population. They give women just enough visibility to be tokens, receptionists, phone clerks, front desk decorations.
To call that equality is an insult.
Giving women the easiest jobs imaginable and calling it “employment” is a joke. These are roles that could be filled by an eighth grader. Meanwhile, skilled trades are treated like men-only zones.
And it’s not just in trades. Watch the news. MSNBC, FOX, all of them put women on camera as anchors while their production teams remain male-dominated. It’s a façade.
You think the court system is balanced because you see Judge Judy and Judge Jeanine on TV? Don’t be fooled. Behind the curtain, male judges still dominate. Those women are props, not proof.
Go to a restaurant. You’ll see a female hostess, maybe a waitress or bartender. But step into the kitchen, it’s a man’s world back there. Women aren’t even allowed to cook in a damn restaurant.
And speaking of cooking, why are all the celebrity chefs men? Gordon Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck, Jamie Oliver. The media force-feeds you male names while burying the few successful women like Rachael Ray. That’s not market demand, that’s manipulation.
In New York City’s Transit Authority, train conductors and motormen, yes, **motormen**, are almost entirely men. The title alone spits in women’s faces. Same goes for the buses. Go to Port Authority. Watch 50 buses roll in. Not one driven by a woman.
Taxis? All men. Uber and Lyft? Still mostly men. You think women don’t want to drive? No, they aren’t **encouraged**. The system never invited them in.
Try finding a female mechanic. Go ahead. Try. Sears, Pep Boys, all the garages, wall-to-wall men. Women are deliberately shut out.
Garbage trucks? All men. NYPD? Mostly men. Fire Department? Same. This is **intentional exclusion**, and it’s erased from the headlines.
Feminist groups say women make 77 cents on the dollar. I say that number is **generous**. Women aren’t just underpaid, they’re **blocked** from the high-paying jobs completely.
And when you confront these agencies, they say women need “encouragement.” No. What women need is **access**. What they need is **justice**.
Meanwhile, men are funneled into trades, tech, and law enforcement while women are funneled into porn, modeling, and reception work. One path leads to income and power. The other leads to objectification and dependency.
You want to help? Start voting with your wallet. Get your car fixed at a shop that hires women. Eat at restaurants where women work behind the scenes. Refuse to take a cab unless a woman is driving.
Boycott the institutions that blacklist women from real employment.
And then maybe, just maybe, women won’t need to fight for alimony, child support, Section 8, food stamps, and disability.
Maybe then they won’t need shelters.
They’ll have jobs.
They’ll have careers.
They’ll have **independence that means something**.
But that only happens if we burn down this rigged system and build one that doesn’t treat half the population like background noise.
