History of Feminism

No one seems to acknowledge this.

I frequently stop by the grocery on my way home from a weekly evening event. I chat with the cashier if she or he seems to want to talk with me. A question I often ask is whether s/he has been busy and often this leads to a statement such as "I'm nearly done with my shift - it ends at 11:30 (pm)." Cashiers at this store almost all take the metro, some to SE Washington DC, which includes some relatively rough parts of town. All who do have to walk alone several blocks to the metro station before boarding their train, unless someone else also happens to end his/her shift then, and then will need to walk alone from the departure station, to their homes.

I am sure none of them are working for fun at this store. They need the money and benefits. But they have no choice but to deal with the risks in getting to and from work.