Natural Freedom

Forum for the natural awakening and self-realization of men
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:30 pm

All times are UTC+01:00




Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:39 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:41 am
Posts: 326
Location: UK
Man up and Take it: Do we under-detect men's suffering?
By Tania Reynolds
Quote:
When we think about the relative success of men and women in our society, our minds tend to jump to examples in which men excel. We have only to look at the greater proportion of male CEOs, professors, scientists, and world leaders to come to the conclusion that being a man in our society gives a person an advantage. At the same time, patterns that run in the opposite direction – where men experience negative outcomes – don’t seem to attract much attention. We focus on the success stories while essentially brushing aside statistics showing that a greater proportion of men are homeless, incarcerated, high school dropouts, or affected by substance use disorders. Why is it that when we consider examples of gender disparities, we seem to only consider areas where men achieve success? And why, when we look at distribution among the lowest social strata, those who experience the most hardship, do we struggle to acknowledge the fact that men are vastly over-represented there too.

I first was made aware of this double standard in a masculinity seminar offered by my advisor, Dr. Roy Baumeister, during my graduate training. I walked into his class with an assumption that women have generally faced more challenging societal obstacles, both throughout history and today. After all, for centuries women were denied educational and occupational opportunities that men could take for granted. It was not until we discussed men’s forced conscription and experiences in warfare that I began to question my assumptions. When we reached the topic of early working conditions (before the advent of legal workplace protections), I began to consider how societal stereotypes of men as breadwinners placed pressure on men to sacrifice their bodies in order to provide for their families. As the examples kept coming, I started to wonder why it had taken me so long to really contemplate this perspective.

_________________
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it's conformity.


Top
   
PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 4:28 am 
Offline

Joined: Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:29 pm
Posts: 107
Sad.

The bias's are inherent and intractable.

On a fundamental level, men are expendable to the society.

Male value isn't intrinsic - it's developed. (Reminded of Biffault's Law).

I doubt that it could even change; the sad/liberating reality is that the development and becoming is a personal responsibility.

_________________
You may follow one stream. Know that it leads to the Ocean, but do not mistake the stream for the Ocean.


Top
   
PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:31 am 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:08 pm
Posts: 3337
Location: UK
What Men Know That Women Don't - viewtopic.php?p=37915#p37915

_________________
In building a statue, a sculptor doesn't keep adding clay to his subject.He keeps chiseling away at the inessentials until the truth of its creation is revealed without obstructions. Perfection is not when there is no more to add,but no more to take away.


Top
   
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 

All times are UTC+01:00


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 13 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to: 

cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited