Feminism

[b_i_revisited]

Projecting this forward, you can see parity will be achieved within the Millennial generation without anyone doing anything more than has already been done and that's where the use of "legacy data" is misleading.

Millennials are indeed doing better than their peers, and that'll probably stay that way in the end. However, a potential game changer is when they have children en masse, which shows a weakness in your first chart. (And remember, the latest birth cohorts of the Millennial Generation are likely to be 2004, so we have a ways to go here).

The big question is whether or not men will be willing to curtail or give up their careers to instead take care of their kids. I have yet to see good evidence of this.

or if our system will really readjust itself in such a way as to make professional careers compatible with the demands of raising children.

This starts at the federal level. Treating a two working parent family earning $75k each the same as a family where one parent is a lawyer earning $150k and one is a stay-a-home is kinda bullshit, especially when daycare runs $1400-$1500/month/child. It puts enormous and disproportionate pressure on women to choose between their kids on their careers.

[stip]

it requires changes at every level for sure

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Projecting this forward, you can see parity will be achieved within the Millennial generation without anyone doing anything more than has already been done and that's where the use of "legacy data" is misleading.

Millennials are indeed doing better than their peers, and that'll probably stay that way in the end. However, a potential game changer is when they have children en masse, which shows a weakness in your first chart. (And remember, the latest birth cohorts of the Millennial Generation are likely to be 2004, so we have a ways to go here).

The big question is whether or not men will be willing to curtail or give up their careers to instead take care of their kids. I have yet to see good evidence of this.

or if our system will really readjust itself in such a way as to make professional careers compatible with the demands of raising children.

I've had a professional career the whole time being a single parent. I had no problems in my career or juggling a career and raising a kid. It did hinder some career advancement but that's because I chose not to make it a priority over child rearing.

Professionals shouldn't have much of a problem as most professionals have a pretty large amount of control over their schedule and are able to easily accommodate the needs of a kid or two into that flexible schedule. I think it is much more blue collar workers and white collar admin/support workers who lack the flexibility to easily combine kids and work.

you may have been lucky in that your career affords you that flexibility, but i woukd be careful reading your case as the norm. you are right that certain types of work have it even worse

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[surfndestroy]

This could go in a number of threads, but thought this one could use a bump:

Steve Albini on feminism, his role as an ally, and how his music often explores unattractive parts of the male psyche:

http://www.listenlistenlisten.org/stevealbini/

I think Steve's type of ally is questionable at best. Big on words but nothing shown in actions. Does he employee men and women at a fairly 50/50 split? Does he work for men and women and a fairly 50/50 split? While he knows he attracts a "bro-ish" crowd does he enforce rules that provide for the safety of all his fans? His big achievement seems to be that he ran a forum where he allowed users to self-police themselves. I don't think that counts as taking action.
I like some of his work quite a bit, but has there ever been an interview where he doesn't come across as self-important?

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/b ... dy/8664888

In a bid to eliminate sexism, thousands of public servants have been told to pick recruits who have had all mention of their gender and ethnic background stripped from their CVs. The assumption behind the trial is that management will hire more women when they can only consider the professional merits of candidates.

Professor Michael Hiscox, a Harvard academic who oversaw the trial, said he was shocked by the results and has urged caution.

"We anticipated this would have a positive impact on diversity — making it more likely that female candidates and those from ethnic minorities are selected for the shortlist," he said. "We found the opposite, that de-identifying candidates reduced the likelihood of women being selected for the shortlist."

The trial found assigning a male name to a candidate made them 3.2 per cent less likely to get a job interview. Adding a woman's name to a CV made the candidate 2.9 per cent more likely to get a foot in the door.

[BurtReynolds]

Sex differences in fireworks-related hospitalizations by age:





you win this round, womyn.

[malice]

I kinda miss snd making nonsensical posts in this thread

[Simple Torture]

Sex differences in fireworks-related hospitalizations by age:





you win this round, womyn.

75+ women are always down for a good time.

[B]

Sex differences in fireworks-related hospitalizations by age:





you win this round, womyn.

Is this just because women are too dainty to handle the manly fireworks?

[BurtReynolds]

“She’s a fatty, but I love her.”

[tragabigzanda]

FUCK ICE

[malice]

“She’s a fatty, but I love her.”

he's always been teased because he likes thicker women

[BurtReynolds]

I had no idea I was such a feminist. I love big bootys.

[malice]

I had no idea I was such a feminist. I love big bootys.

maybe you're black

[BurtReynolds]

probably

[Bi_3]

Oh shit.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/artic ... ne.0205349

[Bi_3]

Huh.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... is-denmark

[LoathedVermin72]

Why is it confusing that a less misogynistic society would have fewer feminists? Seems like that makes perfect sense. Being a feminist is a reaction to societal misogyny.