"Do you have any personal conflicts with Lynch?"
When Taylor returned to the association, the first thing she did was to tell everyone about her meeting with Lynch. Soon, Julie received a phone call and came to the association.
During this period of recession, 2,000 female jobs were enough to make the Saibin Women's Rights Protection Association the focus of attention in the state and even the whole country.
Once the public opinion caught up with them, the higher associations would definitely pay more attention to them.
With more attention and real achievements, they would be able to receive more help from society, and everyone's lives would be better.
Organizing demonstrations, organizing rallies, paying salaries to the full-time staff of the association, as well as daily expenses, all of these required money.
However, as a non-commercial non-governmental organization, they did not have a business unit. They could only rely on the higher association's funding and social support, as well as some spontaneous donations.
Two thousand jobs were enough to get them out of their current situation, so when everyone learned a little about it, Julie was immediately condemned.
The president of the branch was also a lady around 40 years old. Most of the people involved in the women's rights movement were around this age. The older ones were more traditional, and they did not have the energy and stamina to do such things. They did not even think that they were unfortunate or that their lives were painful.
Only the younger ones valued these things. They hoped that they could have more equal rights with men, and were willing to contribute their own personal strength to achieve this.
The president was called Elena, and she came from a middle-class family. It was said that the president of the state association in the state came from a political family. Sometimes, they did know how society worked better than ordinary women.
Elena's question made Julie feel as if the world was spinning around her. She also felt a kind of "hostility" from the other people's eyes.
She did not know what had happened. Last night, these good friends of hers wanted to seek justice for her from Lynch, but now they suddenly turned against her?
Her face was slightly pale. She shook her head and denied the president's opinion. "Yesterday was the first time I met Lynch. Is there any conflict between us?"
At this moment, the man who met with Lynch — his job was to hire lawyers for the association. Any well-established organization would need their own lawyers. After they said goodbye to Lynch, Lynch suddenly added, "Lynch, I'm sorry.
He talked about Julie's outfit yesterday and thought it might be a problem.
At this time, the lawyer said softly, "Yesterday, you wore an open-chest shirt and a very short skirt, right?"
Julie didn't know what this sentence meant. She hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and admitted it. Some things couldn't be hidden, and she didn't think that she didn't have the right to choose what she wore.
The freedom to dress was also a right that women had fought for since the women's rights movement. This, along with makeup, was seen as one of the most successful affirmative action programs.
The lawyer nodded again. "You wanted to seduce Lynch, but you didn't succeed, so you developed some kind of hatred or even hatred for him, right?"
After the lawyer finished speaking, he ignored Julie's wide-eyed and incredulous look and continued, "I asked some people who are more familiar with you this morning, and they all commented that your clothes are 'conservative' …"
At this point, he closed his mouth in a timely manner. Although he didn't continue, under his guidance, the expressions of the women in the conference room basically changed, including President Elena's expression.
Everyone here knew Julie. In the past, Julie often stood up for the Women's Rights Defenders Association with the players and supported them in public opinion. In the eyes of these people, Julie was indeed a person who dressed conservatively.
In addition, she worked in a professional sports club full of men. If she wore too revealing clothes, it might cause some trouble or even danger.
Although this society was unwilling to admit it, it had to admit that the cultural level and personal restraint of those professional athletes, including their understanding of the law, were all below average.
Sometimes, some incredible scandals often broke out in this group, so wearing clothes in front of this person was not only troublesome, but also dangerous.
A person who dressed conservatively suddenly dressed in revealing clothes … No matter what her original purpose was, now it was impossible to explain.
"I didn't. This is a false accusation against me. This is slander!"
Julie's face turned a little paler. She didn't understand why the situation was suddenly reversed.
She looked at those who were usually on good terms with her, but these "good sisters" didn't respond to her pleading gaze.
Then, Taylor spoke, "I also met with Lynch. He was very willing to communicate and resolve our differences before the situation spread. He is a very polite boy."
Perhaps there was something wrong with the word she used. Some people looked at her. She explained a little. "As far as I know, Lynch is only twenty years old. He will only be twenty-one in the fall."
There were some suppressed exclamations in the conference room. They all thought that Lynch should be in his thirties, the same age as them, or in his forties. They didn't expect him to be just a big boy.
Sometimes, women were so complicated. They could hate a man for no reason, but they would inexplicably be full of affection for a big boy.
Their affection for Lynch soon turned into dissatisfaction with Julie. An adult woman wearing such revealing clothes in front of a child. What was she trying to do?!
President Elena's face also became very ugly. Lynch and her child were the same age, which made her feel a strong sense of empathy. She couldn't imagine why Julie would do such a crazy thing!
Was it because she failed to seduce Lynch, so she hated him?
Julie was on the verge of losing control of her emotions due to the increasing number of unfriendly gazes. After being stunned for a moment, she immediately stated her position. She didn't do that and reiterated her accusation against Lynch — Lynch wanted to humiliate women to please men. This was the core contradiction!
The lawyer directly refuted her point of view. "The core of sports is competition. People's focus is only on winning and losing. Only people with dirty hearts will pay attention to what athletes wear. And I don't think Mr. Lynch's approach is inappropriate."
"Until now, the entire Federation has not had any professional sports program specially designed for women. This in itself is a kind of latent discrimination. Some people think that women are inferior to men."
"Mr. Lynch will break this rotten and old fixed thinking. We believe that there will soon be more professional sports for women in the world. I believe that one day, women will even have the opportunity to compete with male athletes on the same stage."
"This is the progress of the times. It's an inevitable development. I don't see any humiliation!"
There was a more unified understanding about this issue before Julie arrived. Men's bodybuilding had gradually become popular in recent years. To be honest, many married women in the room would watch those bodybuilding programs.
They looked at those bodybuilding athletes with admiration. They did not think that it was a form of discrimination.
Therefore, Julie's point of view did not hold water. Now, everyone suddenly felt that Julie was creating a conflict for no reason.
What was more frightening was that she was trying to seduce a child. It was disgusting!
Faced with a one-sided situation, Julie had no chance to fight back. She could only stand there like a puppet, hesitating, scared, and not knowing what to do.
Elena's attitude had a clear tendency, which was rare. Finally, she made a decision. "I propose that Ms. Julie be demoted from 'director' to 'member.' Does anyone have any objections?"
Have you eaten too much sh * t to oppose the president?
Moreover, everyone felt that Julie was in the wrong!
Soon, the Saibin Women's Rights Protection Association released an internal notice, talking about this matter and the possibility of cooperating with Lynch.
In just one day, those who had not visited the association for half a year, a year, or even longer, came again. They even paid the membership fee!
Everyone knew that the reason why they were willing to pay the membership fee was not because they liked the association, but because they were interested in the jobs!
This also made the local Women's Rights Protection Association feel a sense of power and the need to cooperate with Lynch!