No "Men's Studies" major: gender discrimination? (biased, compared, advantages)

[Jame22]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

Take the class!!! It's probably as close as you will come to some of those things....

So many personal attacks..

aren't you a mod?

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by Jame22

So many personal attacks..

aren't you a mod?

Do you think with the things he said that he is good with women? Personally, I don't think that someone who talks like that is comfortable with equal relationships with women.

Is that improper?

[Jame22]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

Do you think with the things he said that he is good with women? Personally, I don't think that someone who talks like that is comfortable with equal relationships with women.

Is that improper?

I have no idea if he's good with women. I have no idea if these 'topics' below even exist...but at the end of the day why does it matter if he's 'good with women'? Plenty of feminists are bad with men..does it mean their voices shouldn't be heard?


Originally Posted by rancenc View Post
Some of the topics involve in womens studies include "The Evolution Of the Thong and It's Empowerment of Women"..."Public Breast Feeding and it's Impact on Societal Development" and "Twerking is it really a Black Woman Thing?"

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by Jame22

I have no idea if he's good with women. I have no idea if these 'topics' below even exist...but at the end of the day why does it matter if he's 'good with women'? Plenty of feminists are bad with men..does it mean their voices shouldn't be heard?


Originally Posted by rancenc View Post
Some of the topics involve in womens studies include "The Evolution Of the Thong and It's Empowerment of Women"..."Public Breast Feeding and it's Impact on Societal Development" and "Twerking is it really a Black Woman Thing?"

If someone said something offensive to men in general I would have the same reaction. Insulting a whole gender is the symptom of a weak intellect. Or insulting a whole race, or religion, etc.

[Jame22]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

If someone said something offensive to men in general I would have the same reaction. Insulting a whole gender is the symptom of a weak intellect. Or insulting a whole race, or religion, etc.

IDK, there's so many wackjobs out there that I wouldn't be surprised if those are real topics in gender studies. Would it still be insulting if someone found the question "Twerking, is it really a Black Woman Thing?" a waste of time?

Where do you draw the line?

[cekkk]

Originally Posted by Qwh

I had to do A womens studies at the university as it was required even though the degree was a MBA degree so i did not know why it was required but everyone male and female had to for all degrees according to a call to the university

The time may have been better spent in a remedial English class! No offense intended.

[LeaveWI]

Originally Posted by Jame22

So feminism isn't about equality then? Sounds like it's more about power and ego.

and retroactive social justice (a/k/a/ "payback" as that poster alluded to)! Because that always solves matters

[reneeh63]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

I don't think gender is only a social construct, simple biology shows our differences.

Gender is the social construct; a person's sex denotes the purely biological differences

[SportyandMisty]

Originally Posted by oldtrader

The problem with woman's studies, they are not something that will lead to lifetime career to support yourself. News item on Woman's studies.

Forget Mickey Mouse Degrees, Gender Studies is the New Non-Degree | HuffPost UK

I think it is even worse than that. I argue that gender studies should not be a major available for undergraduates in which to earn a BA. I argue subjective & squishy gender studies is not an academic discipline in the first place. Institutions of higher learning do not offer BAs in "Wine Appreciation" for this reason; they should not offer a BA in gender studies either.

[reneeh63]

Originally Posted by SportyandMisty

I think it is even worse than that. I argue that gender studies should not be a major available for undergraduates in which to earn a BA. I argue subjective & squishy gender studies is not an academic discipline in the first place. Institutions of higher learning do not offer BAs in "Wine Appreciation" for this reason; they should not offer a BA in gender studies either.

This is silly. Students need to seek counseling on career options with each major and minor - that should be provided by the school and be realistic. Who is to say that women's studies as a major, combined with an appropriate minor is squishier than the fine arts major? As an undergraduate I would hope that the university has done surveys of its graduates saying what kinds of jobs each major has gotten, or at least has access to data from a broader array of universities. I would want the opportunity to make my own decisions and not be shut down.

Seriously...if I can major in pottery, there's no reason I can't major in women's/gender roles. It may be risky but with counseling this is the student's prerogative. Most majors also require more practical coursework to round out the major too - for example, psych majors typically have to take two statistics classes that could be applied to business, or another research/analyst position.

BTW, how many English majors don't teach English or "do" English but have some kind of job in broader communications/media/marketing? Their English major had NOTHING to do with getting that job? Let the employer decide if they are qualified!