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Interesting article. I wouldn't necessarily say you can understand gender discrimination just because you were affected by it as a side affect. It is true the a

Interesting article. I wouldn't necessarily say you can understand gender discrimination just because you were affected by it as a side affect. It is true the author became aware or more aware of gender discrimination because of his name, but he still doesn't have the experience of living in a society where gender discrimination is a daily occurrence. That said, gender bias a real thing in hiring and faculty practices in the US. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/unofficial-prognosis/2012/09/23/study-shows-gender-bias-in-science-is-real-heres-why-it-matters/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/unofficial-prognosis/201... http://www.upenn.edu/provost/images/uploads/Gender.Racial_.Bias_.pdf http://www.upenn.edu/provost/images/uploads/Gender.Racial_.B... (pdf warning)

gcb0 13y ago
being devils advocate... he may just have used a too modern CV layout and using Mr. ended up balancing things out. I suffered more age discrimination after a certain point in my career than gender discrimination. And he does mention he went over the top crafting his resume...
nawitus 13y ago
>It is true the author became aware or more aware of gender discrimination because of his name, but he still doesn't have the experience of living in a society where gender discrimination is a daily occurrence. All genders face gender discrimination. For example, the country I live in is a Nordic country often hailed for equality, but the state forces all men to do slave-labour for the government. Men and women face about the same amount of gender discrimination in Western nations. Men's problems include more severe jail sentences, forced labour, lack of father's rights and so on. Interesting fact: majority of rape victims in USA are male.[1] 1. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/men-outnumber-women-among-american-rape-victims/ http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/men-outnumber-women-among-a...
- Anechoic 13y ago
  Interesting fact: majority of rape victims in USA are male. This has been addressed a couple of times. Note that 1) the 216,000 number is for victims of "sexual abuse" which doesn't necessarily mean "rape" and 2) not all inmates of penitentiaries are male.
  - papsosouid 13y ago
    That is because official statistics use penetration as the definition of rape. "Forced envelopment" (women raping men) is not counted as rape.
    - jack-r-abbit 13y ago
      How is that even possible to have the exact same act be counted differently solely based on who is the aggressor?
      - papsosouid 13y ago
        Dunno, ask the FBI.
  - saalweachter 13y ago
    Also, isn't 216,000 a pretty small number (ignoring the, uh, horror of it)? I usually hear numbers like "1 in 6 women" or "1 in 4 Native American women".
- king_jester 13y ago
  > All genders face gender discrimination. This is true, but it should be noted that gender discrimination is fundamentally related to patriarchy and misogyny. > For example, the country I live in is a Nordic country often hailed for equality, but the state forces all men to do slave-labour for the government. I don't know anything about this so I can't really comment. > Men and women face about the same amount of gender discrimination in Western nations. I'm from the US, so I can't speak for every place, but that is most certainly not true here. Women and trans* folks are far more likely to experience sexual assault and violence compared to men and generally women face systemic issues revolving around family and work that men do not. > Men's problems include more severe jail sentences, forced labour, lack of father's rights and so on. In the US, its not just men that are more likely to receive jail time, but esp. black and hispanic men. There are systemic issues with racism that perpetuate this problem and this is intersectional with systemic issues with gender. All prisoners suffer from work programs that are essentially indentured servitude and forced work (not sure if that is what you were getting at). In the US lack of "father's rights" is a red herring. Men have a high success rate in getting custody in family court when they pursue custody, however men do not pursue custody nearly as often. Also, any kind of bias or discrimination in favor of women in family court is rooted in misogyny in the first place. > Interesting fact: majority of rape victims in USA are male. This because the rates of rape for men overwhelmingly come from prisons and being incarcerated. Further more, this isn't really that useful of a thing to say anyway outside of the context of prisoners rights and prison abolition, as women do face high rates of sexual assault and rape and most perpetrators of rape are never convicted.
  - papsosouid 13y ago
    >This is true, but it should be noted that gender discrimination is fundamentally related to patriarchy and misogyny. Making faith based statements like that and acting as though they are evidence based is not productive. There is no evidence to support feminist mythology surrounding their redefinition of patriarchy. >In the US lack of "father's rights" is a red herring. No it is not. A system that was equal would begin with shared custody as the default, and a case would need to be made to remove either parent's custody based on their being unfit. A system where men are required to spend considerable time and money fighting to get less custody than women get by default is not equal. The reason men have high success in getting custody when they pursue it is because they almost exclusively pursue it in cases where there is substantial evidence that the mother is grossly unfit. Have a man talk to a custody lawyer while you listen in. They will universally tell you not to bother pursuing custody unless you have proof the mother is an addict or has allowed another man to assault the children frequently. Using selection bias to dismiss valid concerns makes it appear as though you have a vested interest in maintaining inequality. >This because the rates of rape for men overwhelmingly come from prisons and being incarcerated. And those don't count because of what?

gcb0 13y ago

being devils advocate... he may just have used a too modern CV layout and using Mr. ended up balancing things out. I suffered more age discrimination after a certain point in my career than gender discrimination. And he does mention he went over the top crafting his resume...

nawitus 13y ago

>It is true the author became aware or more aware of gender discrimination because of his name, but he still doesn't have the experience of living in a society where gender discrimination is a daily occurrence. All genders face gender discrimination. For example, the country I live in is a Nordic country often hailed for equality, but the state forces all men to do slave-labour for the government. Men and women face about the same amount of gender discrimination in Western nations. Men's problems include more severe jail sentences, forced labour, lack of father's rights and so on. Interesting fact: majority of rape victims in USA are male.[1] 1. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/men-outnumber-women-among-american-rape-victims/ http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/men-outnumber-women-among-a...

Anechoic 13y ago
Interesting fact: majority of rape victims in USA are male. This has been addressed a couple of times. Note that 1) the 216,000 number is for victims of "sexual abuse" which doesn't necessarily mean "rape" and 2) not all inmates of penitentiaries are male.
- papsosouid 13y ago
  That is because official statistics use penetration as the definition of rape. "Forced envelopment" (women raping men) is not counted as rape.
  - jack-r-abbit 13y ago
    How is that even possible to have the exact same act be counted differently solely based on who is the aggressor?
    - papsosouid 13y ago
      Dunno, ask the FBI.
- saalweachter 13y ago
  Also, isn't 216,000 a pretty small number (ignoring the, uh, horror of it)? I usually hear numbers like "1 in 6 women" or "1 in 4 Native American women".
king_jester 13y ago
> All genders face gender discrimination. This is true, but it should be noted that gender discrimination is fundamentally related to patriarchy and misogyny. > For example, the country I live in is a Nordic country often hailed for equality, but the state forces all men to do slave-labour for the government. I don't know anything about this so I can't really comment. > Men and women face about the same amount of gender discrimination in Western nations. I'm from the US, so I can't speak for every place, but that is most certainly not true here. Women and trans* folks are far more likely to experience sexual assault and violence compared to men and generally women face systemic issues revolving around family and work that men do not. > Men's problems include more severe jail sentences, forced labour, lack of father's rights and so on. In the US, its not just men that are more likely to receive jail time, but esp. black and hispanic men. There are systemic issues with racism that perpetuate this problem and this is intersectional with systemic issues with gender. All prisoners suffer from work programs that are essentially indentured servitude and forced work (not sure if that is what you were getting at). In the US lack of "father's rights" is a red herring. Men have a high success rate in getting custody in family court when they pursue custody, however men do not pursue custody nearly as often. Also, any kind of bias or discrimination in favor of women in family court is rooted in misogyny in the first place. > Interesting fact: majority of rape victims in USA are male. This because the rates of rape for men overwhelmingly come from prisons and being incarcerated. Further more, this isn't really that useful of a thing to say anyway outside of the context of prisoners rights and prison abolition, as women do face high rates of sexual assault and rape and most perpetrators of rape are never convicted.
- papsosouid 13y ago
  >This is true, but it should be noted that gender discrimination is fundamentally related to patriarchy and misogyny. Making faith based statements like that and acting as though they are evidence based is not productive. There is no evidence to support feminist mythology surrounding their redefinition of patriarchy. >In the US lack of "father's rights" is a red herring. No it is not. A system that was equal would begin with shared custody as the default, and a case would need to be made to remove either parent's custody based on their being unfit. A system where men are required to spend considerable time and money fighting to get less custody than women get by default is not equal. The reason men have high success in getting custody when they pursue it is because they almost exclusively pursue it in cases where there is substantial evidence that the mother is grossly unfit. Have a man talk to a custody lawyer while you listen in. They will universally tell you not to bother pursuing custody unless you have proof the mother is an addict or has allowed another man to assault the children frequently. Using selection bias to dismiss valid concerns makes it appear as though you have a vested interest in maintaining inequality. >This because the rates of rape for men overwhelmingly come from prisons and being incarcerated. And those don't count because of what?