Longing, longing for female only spaces

[hangry]

I mean i like males and that, got a male partner and two of my kids are boys. i work in a heavily male dominated field and i'm usually the only female in the room. It's never been a problem for me.

but lately i just find myself longing for a space away from the male male bullshit. the coming on a feminist forums and spouting arrogant needy so so self assured so so missing the point crap from every hole. the constant need to be right, to be praised, to get a pat on the head and a cookie. the unquestioning belief that you'll be listened to and respected because of course you will. cos you know, male.

with the testicles of objectivity and all that jazz.

and no, not just here, tho yes here too. but everywhere. everywhere online, below the line is hell cos of the menz.

i want to hang out with females but i don't know how to :(

thinking about writing some kind of app or website, invite only, double vetted females only for chatting and organizing events. think i'd probably be burnt as a witch if i did tho.

sorry, kind of lost my point along the way there somehow.

female spaces. are there any? where? what?

I know what you mean, hangry. For instance, when every other post on a thread is by a bloke, you'd think they might realise they were taking up a disproportionate amount of air time, but, no... apparently the thread is all about them.

I wander around in a few areas of MN and have to say that the FWR seems to attract male posters, and especially mansplainers, more so than any other area. Few men seem as interested in offering support about night feeds or advice on children being bullied in schools as they do in waxing lyrical about feminism.

Few men seem as interested in offering support about night feeds or advice on children being bullied in schools as they do in waxing lyrical about feminism

Quite.

some excellent suggestions, thanks. had a look at our local WI and it looks quite fun.

also we just got a new female director of technology at work and met her today. cor. impressive woman. she's quite brightened my day and my mood too :)

Irrelevant for most of the people here, but I joined a thai boxing forum that had a woman's only subsection and to be able to even view that section you had to link your facebook to your account (privately, only the moderators could see it) so they could quickly check you are female. I thought it was a good idea, even if a less extreme version was used and men could view but not post, that would still be good.

It occurred to me something which is quite popular nowadays. Why not a female gym?

WI
Towns Women's Guild
Soroptimists
National Women's Register
Girl Guiding

Women's only holidays - also, I've been on yoga holidays, and most of those (but not all) have been women-only, though not by design.
Women's only gyms
Women's only swimming sessions

Good to hear about your tech director. Do you have a women's network at work? I find that helps with work being so male dominated. I work in IT, and the last few months have been on secondment to another department, which is all women, and such a breath of fresh air after so many years where I've been the only woman in the room.

ohh some more good stuff, Soroptimists especially. thanks :)

hangry I know what you mean too.

I've got a group of brilliant women friends (on FB and in RL thought the two circles don't seem to overlap). I work in a male dominated profession too but am also lucky enough to have a few fantastic women colleagues. My male friends and colleagues are all very nice but it's not the same thing, is it?

Few men seem as interested in offering support about night feeds or advice on children being bullied in schools as they do in waxing lyrical about feminism

Ha, that's very true. I see us lot out and about on various other threads though - sleeping, feeding, funny, whatever - ridiculous how the idea of women talking together lures them in, isn't it.

Night feeds and childcare etc are women's work, and it's only right that women get on and talk about that so as to be better at it and make life easier for their male partners doing important work, but having political discussion? That's having ideas above our station. Somebody's got to come and put us in our place.

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