Comments on: Men behaving properly in traditionally ‘female’ occupations. With help from Tom Robinson, The Clash and Bruce Springsteen! /2015/05/men-behaving-properly-in-traditionally-female-occupations-with-help-from-tom-robinson-the-clash-and-bruce-springsteen/ Supporting children's language, communication and learning Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:32:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3 By: John Rice /2015/05/men-behaving-properly-in-traditionally-female-occupations-with-help-from-tom-robinson-the-clash-and-bruce-springsteen/#comment-8061 Thu, 28 May 2015 21:58:59 +0000 /?p=1446#comment-8061 I was once completely harpooned at an interview for a management role when one of my fellow interviewees suggested that if I were to be appointed it would be because I was male. I didn’t get the role, fortunately, nor did she.

Thinking back I think I’ve probably had to leave a staff room on perhaps only 2 or 3 occasions when the conversation became a little too gritty for me. My departures were accompanied by gales of laughter.

]]> By: Michael Jones /2015/05/men-behaving-properly-in-traditionally-female-occupations-with-help-from-tom-robinson-the-clash-and-bruce-springsteen/#comment-8060 Fri, 22 May 2015 07:01:37 +0000 /?p=1446#comment-8060 Hi Trevor! I keep forgetting that ‘The 70s’ was such a long time ago! Enjoy your Fender, but don’t neglect your Gibson!
Best wishes
Michael

]]> By: Trevor Stevens /2015/05/men-behaving-properly-in-traditionally-female-occupations-with-help-from-tom-robinson-the-clash-and-bruce-springsteen/#comment-8059 Wed, 20 May 2015 12:45:28 +0000 /?p=1446#comment-8059 Hi Michael

Great blog as usual!

I did a 3-day course there too, in 1976, for SLTs to learn to use the Reynell (I thought it would be useful for psychs). I sat in the front row (keen!) and was the only male. I asked a question at the end of the first session, then at the break, a woman lampooned me and said: “Thank God I’ve seen you. I was sitting at the back and when I heard someone ask that question, I thought ‘Oh dear! What poor woman has got a voice like that! So relieved to find it was a man!”

Btw, talking of “The Boss”, I bought a Fender Tele a few months ago to do some gigs with an original 60s band (the others are all in their 70s!). It’s a Blackguard deluxe in Butterscotch Blonde – looks just like Brucie’s, but there the similarity ends.

Btw, Btw . . . sold several copies of you reading “Mr Noah and the Ark” at a conference recently. Still goes down well.
Blessings

Trev the Guitarman

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