Casual misogyny at an office potluck — why is this still normal?
Had a potluck in office and honestly, it was frustrating to watch.
Some of my female colleagues insisted that women should serve the food. When I asked why, the answer was basically “they are boys” — as if that alone justifies it. No logic, just conditioning.
Also, just to be clear — everyone here has the same roles and workload. It’s not like the men are doing more physical work or anything that would justify this kind of division.
What made it worse? During serving, only two men helped — and one of them was a junior. The rest just stood around waiting to be served like it’s expected.
I tried to question it, but it went nowhere. It’s like these ideas are so deeply ingrained that people don’t even register it as a problem.
This isn’t about serving food — it’s about how casually these gender roles still get enforced, even by women themselves, in professional spaces.
Do others see this happening in workplaces here, or is this just my office?