Women's safety night

[RoqueOnRebel]

How do you all feel about men attending, and speaking at, an event focused on women's safety?

Women are angry because they didn't get the chance to ask questions but a handful of men were allowed to speak / raise issues / ask questions.

YABU - Let men speak
YANBU - Men should not speak, or should not attend.

Women should of been allowed to ask questions too, but it's right men attended they need to be educated in the subject too.

Unless it was only men asking questions YABU

men have a large part to play in womens safety, so they should be engaged and involved when this matter comes up.

No, some women spoke too - not only men.

More the issue that they run out of time so many women didn't get to speak (and are now pretty angry about that fact).

Men should be engaged in the topic of course, but not at the expense of women being given space to speak / raise issues in the community surely?

You need this:

arementalkingtoomuch.com/

At a women's safety night I'd expect the speakers to be mostly female. And the invitees/questioners all women.

Then those women need to get a bit of a grip

If anything it’s more important for men to be able to ask questions and gain that education as they’re the ones often unaware of certain actions that can intimidate women. Or make them feel unsafe.

@MrsTerryPratchett the speakers were all male...

My suspicion is that if men were really interested in women's safety, they'd STFU and listen. Or have their own meeting about to combat male violence.

Rather than taking up space.

The event was to gather the views on the safety of women within the local communities and what could be done to ensure women feel safer within the local area.

Fuck.

Yeah, sorry for that drip feed.

Male A and E consultant, Male MP, Male Constituent in position of power, Male Constituent, Male Police Officer, Male from the Mental Health Team (didn't stay the entire time)

That's ridiculous. Men getting together to debate how much they're prepared to help women feel safer?

Answer: They probably can't be arsed and women are over reacting.

Fantastic.