Don't you feel treated like a protected species or something?
2007-02-09 00:09:37 · 14 answers · asked by jarynth3 1 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
LOL Debra - Of course, this category is about female psychology and sociology.
2007-02-09 00:19:54 · update #1
Every other aspect of humanity is about men. History, literature, art etc is written from the perspective of men. The have had power for a couple a thousand years and as a result of this women's experiences in the world have been pushed to the side and marginalized. This is the reason for this section.
2007-02-13 13:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre O 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not discriminatory, and yes, it's sort of like Black Studies.
Women and African Americans have been consistently ignored in historical studies in the USA. Our experiences and opinions have largely been ignored or put down. Our stories haven't been told.
This leads women and other minorities to feel 'less than' and not as valued in comparison to other groups. Less than 100 years ago, women could not vote and were not considered a whole person for census & taxation purposes.
Womens' Studies implies something different from what this forum usually does--Womens' Studies being : Womens' Literature, Womens' Issues,Womens' Voices, Womens' Experiences. Men are welcome in the dialogue.
The purpose here is not to discuss medical questions. Women's Health is for those questions and they deserve considerate answers.
This forum is for dialogue concerning Women--their thoughts, feelings, history, relationships, etc.
I'd love to see it become more of what it is called.
Thanks!
2007-02-16 16:52:28 · answer #2 · answered by Croa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be OK if there were a similar category for Men's Studies. I don't know about being a protected species: perhaps it indicates that women are a very cared-for 'species'.
I think that, under Social Science, it is inappropriate. In a medical or health and beauty section, I could see some logic in it.
My only other comment (and semantically it's the most valid) is that perhaps the studies that women do in Social Science are of such high quality and relevance (as opposed to those that men do) that they need to be singled out with a section of their own.
2007-02-09 08:19:37 · answer #3 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Yes, I think it is unfair to men. They should just call it "Gender Studies." I am a woman and I think it DOES make women sound like some special minority group or something. I don't care if men read about periods, preganancies, whatver. I am not some prissy, unknowable species. I totally agree with you!
2007-02-09 18:42:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, just that women are being left out for a very very long time and it's time to catch up. seeing how they are often seen but not heard, I'm sure social scientists can dig up many interesting things about them that was never explored, so why not?
2007-02-09 10:53:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That category is open to anyone who wants to answer a question. Go to women's health if you really want to be grossed out. I can't believe the questions women ask about their bodily functions. There is a section for men's health as well.
2007-02-09 08:17:22 · answer #6 · answered by Debra D 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Since there is a Black History month why isn't there a Women's history month.
2007-02-10 05:00:03 · answer #7 · answered by Lynne 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anthropology means "to study man". Then there is HIStory. Women's Studies is tiny within this context.
2007-02-09 08:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
There isn't a demand for answers. I mean, it's not like rocket science.
2007-02-09 11:30:10 · answer #9 · answered by mandms 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This section deals with the feminine mystique. It would be interesting to have one about the masculine mystique.
2007-02-09 11:41:52 · answer #10 · answered by Sal D 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋