Unintended Consequence of the Feminisation of Institutions and Companies

If there were more women (and people who aren’t white and male) in higher up positions in academia we might not be in the mess we’re in because there’d be a lot more (or even some) diversity and arguably better decision-making from university executive boards. Women are not the problem here or elsewhere.

No, I'm one of those "woke" women working in management in the public sector and not hating transpeople. We even have gender-neutral bathroom options now in the office.

I don't think this can be dismissed as easily as the first reply suggests.

To steel-man the argument:

1. One of the main objections to men dominating leadership positions is that, intentionally or not, those institutions then defer to and prioritise male interests and values.
2. Female leadership rose significantly in many sectors in recent decades. That's generally good. So (unless we no longer believe 1), we should expect to see institutions bend less to male values and more to female ones.
3. So what are distinctively female values? "Woke" is loaded, but polls show women significantly more accepting of trans-rights arguments, more left-leaning, more likely to believe that some speech should be suppressed on grounds of harm, etc.
4. Anecdotally it does seem that sectors that are more female-dominated (cultural, health, education) are amongst the most TRA.
5. And when you look at key individuals, there do seem to be a large number of women making the key decisions.

For what it's worth, following the employment tribunals has shown me that trans activism in our institutions flourishes happily both on a subsoil of "feminine" Be Kind and on one of old-fashioned laissez-faire "masculine" sexism. Neither sticks up for women's needs and rights in the face of unreasonable demands.

I’m loathe to but I agree with pro trans gaining traction in more woke sectors but I’d argue whether that is due to feminisation.

The nursing example is an example perhaps where more women are definitively in leadership and it is a pretty stark example where there might be some truth to what you are saying.

The university sector however, where I work, is a misapplication of your theory, the common denominator is not women it is blind liberalism. The men are all over the woke stuff where I work and the women are not.

It does seem that a very big percentage of the 'tiny' amount of women in positions of power and influence are the one's who are well behind the #BeKind and lets erase women's rights while were at it movement.

Right, so you think more women in leadership is leading to greater acceptance of trans-people and that's anti-woman so you've come to here to save women from feminisation as obviously the rest of us don't know what's good for us and need you to teach our silly little selves to stop attacking ourselves. And somehow, you think you're not the anti-woman person in this story.

Did you actually think this to yourself and then actually decide to type it out?

If you define "woke" as meaning that women now occupy a tiny minority of leadership positions and influence institutions to want fairer and more equal opportunities for everyone, then yes, workplaces now have a more "woke" culture.

I can understand why, for someone as misogynistic as you, that would be a problem.