Fair play to her.
A woman in New York has taken to social media to share and re-write a piece of sexist homework her daughter brought home. Lynne Polvino wrote on Facebook, “Here’s the homework assignment my daughter brought home yesterday, side-by-side with my rewrite.”
It was an English assignment where the daughter had to fill the gaps with the appropriate words.
However, the problem was the context around those words and how inappropriate and sexist it was towards women.
The original homework was a story entitled, “Back To Work”, which started with:
“Lisa was not happy. Her mother was back at work. Before Lisa was born, her mother worked in a big office. Yesterday, she told Lisa that she was going back to work.
The morning was terrible. Lisa had to get to school on time. Her father had to get to work on time. And now, her mother was in a rush, too.”
Lynne decided to update the piece and correct it to read:
“Lisa was happy, her mother was back at work. Before Lisa was born, her mother worked in a big office.
Because it valued her important contributions to the workplace, her employer offered nearly a year of paid maternity leave and flex time upon her return.”
She also edited the rest of it. Here are the two versions:
