"Former student sues LSE over its 'gender bias' against men"

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NormaStanleyFletcher · 05/09/2011 19:46

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BobBanana · 05/09/2011 21:45

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SybilBeddows · 05/09/2011 21:43

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IIRC women are more likely to attempt suicide but men are more likely to have access to the means (eg all these poor farmers who shoot themselves due to the lethal combination of difficulty making ends meet, and having lots of guns round the place).

SybilBeddows · 05/09/2011 21:41

I don't think it's as simple as just biology actually; the gap is narrowing as women take up a lot of the unhealthy habits that used to be more male-dominated, like smoking and drinking too much. There are definitely aspects of culturally constructed masculinity which contribute to it, like men being encouraged towards risk-taking behaviour more than women (driving too fast, fighting....) or men not tending to go to the doctor as much. The whole thing could be (and I'm sure has been) looked at very fruitfully from a feminist perspective.

An0therName · 05/09/2011 21:41

no don't think it is only biology may be partly don't know enough biology to be sure- think is about things like drinking more, less likely to visit doctors if they think it is an issue , smoke more -although that is changing of course

BobBanana · 05/09/2011 21:35

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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 05/09/2011 21:34

We had someone similar on my course at uni. The first English Lit module, we foocused entirely on male poets and authors. We had one lesson with a feminist approach, and a little voice piped up with "what about teh menz"? (Or words to that effect)

dittany · 05/09/2011 21:31

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An0therName · 05/09/2011 21:28

Hmm- he does sound like a twunt -and clearly won't get anywhere - however there are issues that do negatively effect men - what about men not living as long as women, more likely to commit suicide -

BobBanana · 05/09/2011 20:49

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2cats2many · 05/09/2011 20:13

I saw this today and thought the guy was a complete twunt.

We used to get guys like this in my women's studies lectures at university. They'd ask "Where are the Men's Studies classes?".

What they failed to realise was that practically ALL of the other courses at the uni were flippin' Men's Studies! You had to work very hard indeed to find much female content in my politics or economics lectures. And by 'female content', I mean women and their ideas.

edd1337 · 05/09/2011 20:08

unlikely anything will become of it

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