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> All the traditional male institutions have been eroded, and that’s not to say that the disruption is a bad thing. Those power bases kept women subjected to th

• em-bee 3y ago
  when i hear about male institutions my first thought is misogynistic bro groups. sure, not all groups are like that, but given the complaints of women in male dominated organizations, any group that is male only comes across as suspect. i know it's a prejudice. but there still are lots of men out there who behave in ways that i absolutely can't condone.
  • johnnyanmac 3y ago
    > given the complaints of women in male dominated organizations, any group that is male only comes across as suspect Believe me, any male dominated groups I've been in were not male only by design. You simply live in tech or geek culture and try to arrange meetups, and you will end up 80+% male. I wager in terms of "individuals" it's more like 70%, but many women who show up come with an SO so that pushes the statistic higher. I dunno if this is some odd Gen X/Boomer divide, but I can't recall a purposefully male oriented space. Ironically enough, the first that comes to mind is... single father gatherings. The one example given in the article is church, and IME churches were slightly skewed female (note, I come from a black background so that may affect experiences).
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