Cynthia Good, founding editor of Atlanta-based PINK Magazine, has had it with the injustice that women have been receiving for years with the signs all over our country which wrongly depict the status of working women. It stems from her hatred for the signs used by the highway departments all over the country that have the wording “Men Working”. She has successfully had the Atlanta highway departments pull all the signs and either have then covered and re-worded to “Workers Ahead” or totally replaced with new signs since many times the workers happen to be women. It’s not a moment too late since women all over our country have had to endure such demeaning treatment for so long. Also when our country is on the brink of a financial meltdown it’s comforting to know that $144 will be spent to replace each sign. Considering the staggering number of these things, the cost will be astronomical, but well worth it to correct the egregious injustice. Speaking of work ethics, though, “Workers Ahead” still may not be the correct rendering considering that holding a sign and turning it around occasionally does not constitute “work” in my old-school mind. Not to mention the many times I've seen one person digging and four more persons leaning on their respective shovels. Maybe a better slogan would be a sign that read “ Humans ahead that may be doing tasks that could fit the definition of work who need your safe consideration”. Although these new signs may be a bit bulky and cost considerably more ( $788 ea), as well as take at least two people to handle them safely, they will remove all derogatory language and ambiguity concerning weather one is “working” or not.
Phynerk
