Gender Studies - November 2007

.....It's not that women behave much worse than men today, on average. It's that they behave at least a little worse on average, know it, and obfuscate when confronted about it more than men do about their men's bad behavior. In other words, it's the obfuscation that's really irritating. For instance, Jay Leno has been making fun of Larry Craig's men's room antics almost every night for months. You know why? Because Criag deny's the obvious. If Craig just came clean from the start, Leno (and viewers) would have gotten bored after a week of jokes about him. I see all this complaining about how disheartening it is to see the male bitterness, sexism, trolling and the like. Don't you think that the most powerful thing you can do is to disarm these guys by just not obfuscating?

2007-11-23 10:41:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, what were the circumstances?

In what country/countries did you experience it?
What form did the sexual harassment assume?
Were you harassed by "guestworkers" (Turkish perhaps)?
Were you alone?
Did you ever see it happen to other women?
How did it make you feel?
What, if anything, did you do about it?

2007-11-23 09:51:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

you meet a man who doesn't care to have sex with you?

We grew up thinking we always have the sexual power since most men want to get into our pants....so I'm curious how you feel and react when someone deviates from that norm.

2007-11-23 05:51:07 · 28 answers · asked by Lioness 6

Enough doom and gloom.
How are you spending your Christmas?
Have you bought your presents?
Are you labouring under the "What shall I get for my mother/father" this year?
Are you flying out to some hot, romantic place.
What are you doing?

2007-11-23 04:59:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

WHY DO MEN THINK THAT THEY HAVE MORE POWER AND STRENGHT THEN WOMEN IT JUST GETS ON MY LAST NERVE THAT SOME MEN THINK THAT

2007-11-23 04:58:27 · 12 answers · asked by candy 1

2007-11-23 04:30:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

and pays? Do you feel less masculine? Do you get turned off? How do you look at the woman and how does it make you feel?

2007-11-23 04:26:57 · 14 answers · asked by Lioness 6

We've seen the argument on this forum - should men have abortion rights?

Recently there was a case in Michigan where the man wanted the right to abortion -

http://www.canow.org/canoworg/2007/11/come-protest-an.html

There will be a protest in California this month for men's rights.
If you were in California, would you attend the protest? Attend the counter-protest? Or avoid it all together? (and why~)

2007-11-23 04:20:07 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-23 04:11:16 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous

What's with you guys? I just got done reading some jackass's rant:
"Are women taking advantage of The Women's Liberation Movement by being liberal only when on their favor?
Women seem to act conservative when it comes to the men paying for movies, dinner or opening the doors for them etc... but on the other hand they want "equality" what is up with that why do women try to get the best out of both worlds... I think you should either be liberal all they way or conservative otherwise society in general will never give them the respect they deserve."
Many users agreed with him on this and I have to say I'm pissed. I'm the kind of woman who doesn't mind if a man opens a door for me, or offers to pay for a date, BUT I don't expect it out of men. Why is this a bad thing? The "equality" this user speaks of is actually the need for us to be respected. Why will we "never get the respect we deserve" unless we're one way or another?

2007-11-22 22:43:40 · 15 answers · asked by thebabelinkin 2

2007-11-22 22:11:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your opinion of them?

2007-11-22 18:14:57 · 16 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7

What is the Big Deal about who pays for a date??

2007-11-22 18:05:11 · 12 answers · asked by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7

2007-11-22 17:16:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Apologies for my grammar/spelling

2007-11-22 17:03:05 · 20 answers · asked by reddevilbloodymary 6

2007-11-22 16:46:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why does this only apply to "dating". When you invite a friend to dinner or lunch you go DUTCH (even if its a new friend you just met and you're eating for the first time). Your friend will never say "Wait you invited ME.. YOU should pay!". When its NOT about DATING this rule seems to GO OUT THE WINDOW...

I don't get why women (or even men in this case) have to take situations that would normally be SIMPLE and make them more COMPLEX just because 'sex' might occur.

Silly isnt it??? Silly.....

2007-11-22 16:36:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some women seem to think that chauvanism cloaked in humor is amusing, even when it's directed at them! To me, it's like listening to some of those misogynistic rap songs that talk about women as sex objects, and quite a few women will say, "oh it doesn't offend me, because it doesn't apply to me," when clearly the lyrics are referring to women in general, not a specific female. Am I the only one who finds this sort of thing offensive?

2007-11-22 16:35:38 · 19 answers · asked by It's Ms. Fusion if you're Nasty! 7

1. A feminist willing to self-identify as such (OR)
2. One of those "I'm not a feminist BUT - feminists"?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al0eZGLfQDk5snvKObKs51IYxgt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071122200643AAYJx8Y

and

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiF4W5EYEhaBbkDv3o5GqUYYxgt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071122113758AATSi4B

for examples to mull over.

2007-11-22 15:57:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Look at this article and the nasty responses from women. I was shocked because nothing in the article was offensive.

http://dating.personals.yahoo.com/singles/datingtips/16758/11-things-women-dont-know-about-men

The rude defensive responses from women just make women look like spoiled brats. They want to behave however they want and guys have to accept it. But they can talk forever about ways men need to change... AMAZING...

2007-11-22 15:29:39 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would love to hear women's opinions on this one.

2007-11-22 15:23:08 · 9 answers · asked by jojo6119 1

i have started a new job and my boss gave me a raise the first week and told me not to tell anybody else.

i am happy about that but i don't understand how i got a raise my first week ??

and i always catch him staring at me and watching me sometimes on the job.

also, when i hand him something or give him a piece of paper his fingers always happen to brush mines everytime.

i really want this job but i don't want to get involved in any drama

does he have bad intentions
what do you think of this..????

2007-11-22 15:09:30 · 25 answers · asked by Mariana 2

This article's title brought up an interesting point "Women's Medical Needs Are Vastly Different Than Men's": http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071119170125.htm

Since women have more hormonal fluctations and that takes more training to research, the majority of medical research has been performed using primarily male subjects. But can't we overcome hormonal differences in this day and age? What other reasons would there be for not using female subjects?

According to the article:
"Women wake sooner from anesthesia, have less familiar symptoms of cardiovascular disease and are more likely to suffer from depression and sleep problems-- just to name a few of the differences."

What could be the effects of applying medical research performed on men, and applying it to women? I hear from some masculinists that men's health needs are being ignored, but is that an exaggeration, if men are still being used as the subject for the majority of US medical research studies?

2007-11-22 14:13:32 · 10 answers · asked by edith clarke 7

On my way back from lunch security frisked my purse & found a rabbitt that did not belong to me.He held it up for everyone to see & made some comment "what in the world".What can i do about this to regain my reputation?

2007-11-22 14:02:18 · 30 answers · asked by ding-a-ling 3

This is a matter of personal opinion, and this is what I am interested to know...

As a pro choice person, do you regret than anyone should ever be faced with the need to choose whether to have an abortion in the first place?

Do you wish that contraception was more widely available to stop unwanted pregnancies before they are even started?

Would you support good counseling services (ones focused on the womans wellbeing, not agenda driven) to assist especially young women in making such a hard and often traumatic decision?

Lastly, do you sometimes feel, as I sometimes feel - that elements of the pro life lobby feel that - because we are pro choice, we somehow relish in the idea that women should be pushed towards abortion? For me this could not be further from the truth. I believe a woman has the right to choose what happens to her body, and knowing several women who have been had by having abortions, I want as to see as much support given to such women as possible.

2007-11-22 13:23:32 · 26 answers · asked by Twilight 6

Here's the article titled "Men Talk More Than Women Overall, But Not In All Circumstances": http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071108171518.htm

The article describes a recent set of meta-analyses conducted by Campbell Leaper and Melanie Ayres. These analyses collect all of the available evidence from decades of scientific study and systematically combine the findings into an overall picture of the differences between the genders regarding talkativeness.

The authors found a small but statistically reliable tendency for men to be more talkative than women overall -- especially in certain contexts, such as when they were conversing with their wives or with strangers. Women talked more to their children & to their college classmates.

"These findings compellingly debunk simplistic stereotypes about gender differences in language use," conclude Leaper & Ayres.

The study suggests that social rather than strong biological reasons affect gender differences in language use.

2007-11-22 13:21:30 · 17 answers · asked by edith clarke 7

Just wondering, since I heard some claim pro-lifers are only against abortion to control women, which doesn't make much sense to me since many women are also pro-life.

2007-11-22 13:10:42 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 13:01:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since when is sexual orientation a prerequisite for being a good parent?
GWS's users what are your thoughts?

2007-11-22 12:12:19 · 19 answers · asked by Deirdre O 7

or hate women in general ?

2007-11-22 11:20:58 · 9 answers · asked by nikki 5