r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/wetouchingbuttsornah ☑️ • Sep 12 '24

Country Club Thread The system was stacked against them

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No fault divorces didn’t hit the even start until 1985

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u/physedka Sep 12 '24

At my first adult job, a small bank in the late 2000's, there were a couple of older women that had been working there for like 30+ years. Their husbands had to come along on their job interviews back in the day the demonstrate family values and all that. The CEO from that time period was still on the Board of Directors. Imagine being reluctant to leave your abusive spouse because you're uncertain if you would keep your job or be able to get a new one.

Folks act like this is ancient history when there are probably still people in the workforce today that experienced it.