Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 26th December 2015

Dilbert//9751, first published 11 years ago on Saturday 26th December 2015

Boss Asks Alice To Mentor At School

Tags

gender, misogyny, women, feminist, mentor, tutor, assumption, feminism

Official transcript

Boss: My kid's school is looking for someone to mentor girls interested in stem careers. Alice: Are you asking me to do that because I'm a woman? Would you ask a man to do that? Boss: This went bad fast. Alice: Tell Wally to do it. He's not busy.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY KID'S SCHOOL IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MENTOR GIRLS INTERESTED IN STEM CAREERS.

ARE YOU ASKING ME TO DO THAT BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN? WOULD YOU ASK A MAN TO DO THAT?

THIS WENT BAD FAST.

TELL WALLY TO DO IT.

HE'S NOT BUSY.

CONTINUED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Wally's Bad Day"

Summary:

The comic strip features Wally, a man who is asked to mentor girls interested in STEM careers. Initially, he is hesitant, citing his lack of interest in the field. However, when the woman asks him to do it because he is a woman, he becomes upset and says it's a bad day. The woman then asks him to do it anyway, and Wally reluctantly agrees. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that women are often expected to take on roles that are traditionally male-dominated, and that men may feel uncomfortable or resistant to doing so. The strip also highlights the absurdity of the situation, where Wally is being asked to do something he doesn't want to do, simply because he is a man. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on societal expectations and gender roles.

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