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There absolutely is. What are you suggesting? The "privilege" slinging used to belittle the accomplishments of people based on birth attributes _is_ rather obn

There absolutely is. What are you suggesting? The "privilege" slinging used to belittle the accomplishments of people based on birth attributes _is_ rather obnoxious. To pretend that, for example, women are universally less privileged than men is of course ridiculous. Paris Hilton is clearly more privileged than a low-income boy growing up in Flint, Michigan.

Fraztastic 10y ago
Obviously true. Women as a group are shorter than men as group, but some women are taller than some men. That seems so trivially obvious as to not bear mentioning. But, there's a substantial amount of evidence that if you pair up a woman and man in the same situation, the man in contemporary society has a lot of intrinsic advantages. He has easier access to relevant education and social networks. His applications, work, and words are judged more highly simply for having a male name on them.
- Mz 10y ago
  And women live longer. You can also readily google that. So maybe it is a little more complicated than how you present it.
- the_gastropod 10y ago
  >But, there's a substantial amount of evidence that if you pair up a woman and man in the same situation, the man in contemporary society has a lot of intrinsic advantages. Are there no advantages women possess in contemporary society? >He has easier access to relevant education Women are significantly more likely to go be college educated than men. What "relevant education" are you referring to? >His applications, work, and words are judged more highly simply for having a male name on them. I agree! This is a complete embarrassment (especially in STEM fields). edit: I want to be clear—I am in complete agreement that there are many problems women face in society (especially in the workforce). My grumble is the over-simplification of it. I think we'd be more effective in addressing these problems if we spoke accurately about them. Complaining about the privilege of people based on their DNA is not helpful.
- metaphorm 10y ago
  who is "a woman" and "a man"? statistics are not the same thing as individuals.
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Fraztastic 10y ago

Obviously true. Women as a group are shorter than men as group, but some women are taller than some men. That seems so trivially obvious as to not bear mentioning. But, there's a substantial amount of evidence that if you pair up a woman and man in the same situation, the man in contemporary society has a lot of intrinsic advantages. He has easier access to relevant education and social networks. His applications, work, and words are judged more highly simply for having a male name on them.

Mz 10y ago
And women live longer. You can also readily google that. So maybe it is a little more complicated than how you present it.
the_gastropod 10y ago
>But, there's a substantial amount of evidence that if you pair up a woman and man in the same situation, the man in contemporary society has a lot of intrinsic advantages. Are there no advantages women possess in contemporary society? >He has easier access to relevant education Women are significantly more likely to go be college educated than men. What "relevant education" are you referring to? >His applications, work, and words are judged more highly simply for having a male name on them. I agree! This is a complete embarrassment (especially in STEM fields). edit: I want to be clear—I am in complete agreement that there are many problems women face in society (especially in the workforce). My grumble is the over-simplification of it. I think we'd be more effective in addressing these problems if we spoke accurately about them. Complaining about the privilege of people based on their DNA is not helpful.
metaphorm 10y ago
who is "a woman" and "a man"? statistics are not the same thing as individuals.

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