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As a father, when I had my first kid, & read a few "Parents" magazines, I was so disheartened to see 99% of the references in articles referring to the parent a
by johnvschmitt 13y ago
As a father, when I had my first kid, & read a few "Parents" magazines, I was so disheartened to see 99% of the references in articles referring to the parent as the "mom" or "She/her". I said, "WTF! Are fathers not parents!?"
Then, it hit me. As a male engineer, manager, etc... I just got a very small taste of the less than subtle gender biases that exist all around us. That made me appreciate my wife more (who is also an engineer), and all the others who put up with that crap even in this modern day.
This is the only forum I've complained about "Parent's Magazine"'s female gender bias. And, I only do so within a context that shows it's just a lesson in empathy for a much more severe bias in the other direction.
- klipt 13y ago> bias in the other direction No, both biases are in the same direction - "women stay home and parent" and "men go out and work" are two sides of the same coin. By choosing not to fight the stereotype that those parenting are women, you are implicitly shoring up the stereotype that those working are men. Mind blown yet?