Harry Potter is Anti-Woman

[Bex]

No: HPFGUIDX 181099

tiger_queen:
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> Working Women:
> There are only two examples of working women in the books. One is 
> Marietta Edgecome's mother. 
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> The only other mention of a working mother is Hermione's mother who 
> is a dentist.
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Working women?
Poppy Pomfrey, nurse at Hogwarts?
Minerva McGonagall, deputy headmistress?
Pomona Sprout, accomplished horticulturist and professor?
Sybil Trelawney?
Delores Umbridge?
Amelia Bones?
Grubbly-Plank, excellent Care of Magical Creatures Professor?
Rita Skeeter, accomplished journalist?
Bathilda Bagshot, whose history book is the end-all, be-all definitive
source for a history of magic?
Madame Maxime?

To a lesser extent:
Charity Burbage?
Miranda Goshawk, author or editor of The Standard Book of Spells,
grades 1-?
Celestina Warbeck, whose voice is all over the radio?
Mullet, and Moran, both international Quidditch stars for Ireland?
Griselda Marchbanks, a revered member of the Wizengamot and a long,
looooong time OWL Examiner?
Marlene McKinnon, an original member of the Order of the Phoenix?
Emmeline Vance, an original member of the Order of the Phoenix?
Dorcas Meadowes, original member of OotP (killed by Voldemort personally)
Millicent Bagnold, former Minister of Magic

Granted, none of these people are working mothers, that we know of -
Madam Bones comes closest - she has a niece, Susan. And Batty Bagshot
does look after her nephew for a summer.

We are looking through the Harry filter. For nearly 99% of the entire
seven-book, umpteen-thousand word series. He's not going to notice
some of the details our "impartial" minds will, and he'll certainly
put a different spin on things.

Just because we don't see a more diverse group of witches in the
workplace doesn't mean they aren't there. Harry hasn't been in every
department at the MoM, he hasn't explored other wizarding schools or
settlements, and even if he did, he's not looking for a female role
model - he has his mother figure. He focuses on the male figureheads.

Bex, who had a delightful time looking up all those names