Out of the Ladies Room and into the Locker Room

Watching "old skool journalism film" the comments on the "special workspace" for women were met with the predictable indignant cries and outrage from viewers--well female viewers anyway. However you have to admit that its not terribly surprising, and is actually--lets be honest--expected in a film made somewhere in the 30s.

The incident with Ines Sainz and the New York Jets is telling of what a split point women have today. Sexual comments and sheer disrespect and unprofessionalism is obviously still a problem at times. However, the fact that sexual harassment and inappropriate comments made headline news at all is a testament that we have departed from the days of 'toots' and 'baby' in the workplace. As the Yahoo! article states, "the Association for Women in Sports Media has filed a complaint on Sainz's behalf." There's an entire association supporting women working with sports media. Sainz is a woman in journalism with a respectable job title covering the ultimate male past time of professional sports. The struggle for equality isn't easy or over but we've left the dark ages people.

In some ways the Jets behavior towards Sainz is a new low considering how far we have come with women in the workplace. Its good to know that so many people were thrown by the player's behavior. Justin Tuck pretty much says it all when he said "I've got sisters. I know how I would want them to be treated. Not like that." That kind of respect can't be met in any other relationship. This is by no means the last time a woman will have issue somewhere in the field or the office I'm sure, but it still seems we've come a long way and women are here to stay.

In respect to Sainz it must be said--a smokin' hot chick on the field with a load of jocks, odds are someone's going to say something whether it gets back to the woman or not. C'est la vie...unfortunately.