KestrelLowing Archive

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1	40% of women leave their STEM fields due to parenthood confirming STEM demographics due to lifestyle decision and not sexism I mean that's the million dollar question, isn't it? How much is because of culture, how much isn't? We can't know without being super unethical and doing probably harmful experiments on children. Heck, with epigenetics, we can't even really rule that it's all genetics or not! This is a super complicated topic, which is why it can be a really controversial one.	/r/MensRights	13/03/19 03:42 PM
2	40% of women leave their STEM fields due to parenthood confirming STEM demographics due to lifestyle decision and not sexism There are loads of "confessional" type videos on youtube of women being super happy to go back to work after having a baby, but feeling really guilty because society says that being a good mom says they either shouldn't go back to work, or at least they should really dislike going back to work if they must. Do some moms totally want to stay home? Of course! Do all? Certainly not.	/r/MensRights	13/03/19 01:15 PM
0	40% of women leave their STEM fields due to parenthood confirming STEM demographics due to lifestyle decision and not sexism Men will be told they're bad dads for overworking - but never for just working. Women are sometimes told they're bad moms for having a job. Because a good mom wouldn't be able to hand her babies over to daycare. Because everyone knows that it's best for children to be raised by their mom and not a stranger! (sigh) It's stupid, totally classist, but it does happen with an alarming frequency.	/r/MensRights	13/03/19 03:16 AM
16	40% of women leave their STEM fields due to parenthood confirming STEM demographics due to lifestyle decision and not sexism Because both men and women face additional pressures. Women are far more pressured to stay home with kids - sometimes even being accused of being "bad moms" if they work full time - something that men don't face. But men are far more pressured to be "the breadwinner" - sometimes even being accused of being "emasculated" if they stay home - something that women don't face. Honestly, I'm a big feminist, but I think that at this point, most of the difficulties in the workforce that women face are r…	/r/MensRights	13/03/19 01:19 AM
2	The representations of the female body in video games and movies are unrealistic and unattainable You can eat right/exercise and that will make your body more like models, etc. to an extent. However, no amount of exercising will change bone structure or increase your boob size. So even if you have a healthy body - it may still not be the ideal body.	/r/MensRights	26/01/14 09:42 PM
1	'The male pill: sadly, men aren't going to get all hormonal'- Another feminist wishing suffering upon men. Yeah, for the majority of the population, it works well. But for me, for example, it really doesn't. The only thing now is that I know exactly when my period is coming - which is immensely helpful. But on the various birth controls I've been on, I've become severely depressed, irritable, had no sex drive, started throwing up after a year of taking the pill, no change in acne, no change in facial hair (I've got PCOS - too much testosterone basically, so I sometimes get facial hair), etc.	/r/MensRights	16/12/13 09:21 PM
1	'The male pill: sadly, men aren't going to get all hormonal'- Another feminist wishing suffering upon men. If a medication you are taking is having negative side effects, stop taking it. Really, it's as simple as that. Also, if a woman is having problems with birth control, go talk to your freaking doctor. There are many different options for women. It's not as simple as it would seem. It takes the body about 3 months to adjust to new birth control. So if a pill is having negative side effects, you have to wait for 3 months to see if they'll go away (except for really serious ones - those you can go …	/r/MensRights	16/12/13 09:19 PM
0	It’s a Man’s World, And It Always Will Be So the point of the article is that when the apocalypse comes, men will be important? This is a stupid article.	/r/MensRights	16/12/13 08:51 PM
9	The marriage gap: Think again, men I don't think this is at all what the article is saying. Rather, it's saying that the democratic ticket seems a lot better when you don't have access to things like healthcare, and a lot of unmarried women don't have access to healthcare. I'd bet that the majority of men who also do not have access to healthcare also agree with more of the democratic ideas.	/r/MensRights	16/12/13 08:45 PM
2	Medicating the Masculine: "I’ve seen boys being routinely misdiagnosed as ADD and medicated for it just for being well… boys. " oooh, sorry this is something I'm really interested in. Has there been any study as to why girls tend to express ADHD in that general inattentive and disorganized way and boys in the more hyperactive way?	/r/MensRights	16/12/13 08:38 PM
2	Medicating the Masculine: "I’ve seen boys being routinely misdiagnosed as ADD and medicated for it just for being well… boys. " I've heard it more as 'scientists'. As autism is a spectrum, you just have to draw the line somewhere as to when it actually becomes a disorder. Scientists seem to often be quite near that line.	/r/MensRights	16/12/13 08:36 PM
1	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." Oh yeah. This is just a trend kind of deal - stay at home dads are awesome, but not ubiquitous. If both parents work the school, for instance, is far more likely to call the mom if junior is sick. So I was mostly talking about overall trends in the 30+ population that I know. But more and more men are taking a more active role in parenting so that's fantastic!	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 10:34 PM
1	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." Yeah, my mom just freaks out a little about 'formality' sometimes. Flats are seen as less formal, so she feels that sometimes I don't show the appropriate 'dressiness' - which is funny, because she doesn't wear heels. But I do own one pair of 3" black heels as sometimes things require it.	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 10:14 PM
2	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." So, the men you know add more value than the women you know. This does not apply to all women or to all men. You're coming dangerously close to generalizing your experiences and automatically assuming that men are better than women. Remember, everyone's an individual and you have to look at it with a case-by-case basis. That being said, you may find some studies interesting on how men and women are perceived in science. Basically, they sent identical resumes in, the only difference being the nam…	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 10:12 PM
2	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." Diversity of mind is incredibly important for solving problems. If everyone thinks the same way, you get one possible solution. If people think differently, you get many different solutions and you get to pick the best one. Ideally, what you want for groups are people who have different viewpoints, but realize that their views are not infallible. With those kinds of people, you get the best results. They're coming to the table with their idea, but are more than willing to listen to others. I'm h…	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 06:48 PM
2	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." Of course we have our biases - but we also have to realize that we have them and actively work to correct them as biases are not correct or helpful. Why do you want a male oriented work environment? What even is a male oriented work environment? What does that mean? Because if it's just that you want to work with people exactly like you and are ok with sexist and racist jokes, that's a really, really stupid business decision. Businesses do better with diversity. Having varied opinions to choose …	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 06:24 PM
3	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." Regarding children. There is never a single reason to hire a woman over a man for such a job other than qualifications. If the woman is not more qualified than the men why hire her when there are biological sides that might be bad for work such as pregnancy or pms? Also studies show men are more willing to sacrifice themselves and time for the job... So the only reason you'd ever hire a woman over a man is qualification or presence (looks). But that's a false fallacy. No two people ever have the…	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 06:06 PM
6	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." Thank you so much for this. As far as I understand, one of the major proponents with men's rights is the ability to be a more equal parent. In order to do that, when children are born, they will need to cut back at work most likely and cannot expect the woman to do all the cutting back. I am so glad it's becoming more socially acceptable for men to do things like take some paternity leave. I think it will be so much better for the whole of society.	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 05:58 PM
3	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." Why not? If a woman is more than capable of doing the physical labor, why wouldn't you hire her. Yes, in general physical labor jobs will be mostly done by men because in general they're stronger. But you'll occasionally get Brienne of Tarth type women who do just as well. Similarly, there are men who are just as capable of making people feel welcome as many women. And the not hiring women who might get pregnant is absolute bullshit. Many women do not want to have children. Many women cannot hav…	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 05:19 PM
0	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." I think that's true for people say 30+, but below that, I really don't find that to be true. However, I do realize this might be due to the fact that I mostly know other women who are also engineers. The only couples I know where the woman makes significantly less is when she's a teacher. I also know a fair amount of couples where the man is going to grad school for now and the woman is working, but that's only a temporary situation, and with that the men will likely be making more eventually. B…	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 04:59 PM
-1	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." A similar trend is career driven women who don't need to be the breadwinner, but still won't date a guy not in the same career station and tax bracket as them. I'm female, and I definitely do this (my fiance and I are both engineers) - but don't men as well? Or am I just not in-tune with things? I guess I've just never seen a relationship work out where they aren't both in the same income bracket or in the same education bracket (basically, if they're equally educated, but don't make the same am…	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 04:24 PM
7	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." I think it's important to separate romantic and sexual attraction from equality in the law, hiring practices, etc. One, you really can't change - at least not easily. Attraction is attraction. The other is definitely changeable.	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 04:11 PM
5	Men who prefer slim women are called shallow. 98.8% of women won't message a short man because of "biological preference." Have to admit that it was a bonus that my fiance is taller than me - by about an inch (I'm 5'10"). It also gives me an excuse to not wear heels! That being said, it's a bonus - like being musical, or knowing how to bake, or being handy. It's not a requirement, just something that is desirable. I will say that if I could easily see over them though, I probably would have a hard time being attracted to them, but at that point they're maybe 5'4"-5'6".	/r/MensRights	10/12/13 04:00 PM
2	MRA's, please don't do this! What other groups within MRA do you think give us a bad name? The fact that you're unwilling to admit that women had significant hardship in doing anything besides running a home and raising children is why people assume that MRAs are a joke. Seriously - it's not even debatable. As women have made more strides to be accepted as scientists and engineers, they have continued to make more and more. Like I said, I don't know if it will ever be equal - there very well could be a biological difference that means women won't be as likely to be scientists and engi…	/r/MensRights	04/11/13 01:03 AM
0	MRA's, please don't do this! What other groups within MRA do you think give us a bad name? I believe that commonly sited 'men have more variance' has actually come into some disagreement lately. But I don't have the sources, so I won't be talking about that. Additionally, I'd have to look more into the mathematics and see if the difference can actually be seen at regularly occurring but high IQ levels - for example, an IQ of 140 isn't that abnormal and a good portion of the men who 'built things' probably had that IQ. The question is at 140 is there a considerable difference between t…	/r/MensRights	03/11/13 09:40 PM
-2	MRA's, please don't do this! What other groups within MRA do you think give us a bad name? The reality is that the work women put in in the past was never recognized. Men in the past built virtually everything because women were not allowed to. But what were the women doing when then the men were building things? Running the house, cooking meals, raising children, educating young children, etc. Men would not have been able to contribute that much to society if the majority of them did not have someone behind them taking care of the day-to-day things. Additionally, there are a fair num…	/r/MensRights	03/11/13 08:34 PM