'Men At Work' signs to disappear in Atlanta

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:46 PM EDT

Article Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Across Atlanta they stood, orange signs with black letters that read "Men At Work" or "Men Working Ahead."

Sometimes, the signs stood next to women working alongside the men.

Good demanded Atlanta officials remove the signs and last week, Atlanta Public Works Commissioner Joe Basista agreed.

Score one for gender equality, Good said Wednesday.