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Nabil Chemli
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Boys and Girl
April 21, 2008 - 05:56 AM
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Women have come a long way in the last 50 years, but there’s still a long way to go!
Why are the following things deemed acceptable for guys – but taboo for girls?
- masturbating – guys talk about ‘wanking’ all the time – if a girl dared to bring it up everyone would be shocked.
- having casual sex – why is a guy called a stud and deemed a hero by his mates when a girl is called easy and a slut?
- watching porn – guys can brag about the hottest movie they’ve managed to get their hands on – however when a girl says she’s watched something a bit naughty everyone gives a disapproving look.
What else can you think of that’s still acceptable for guys but frowned upon for girls? Let us discuss it more...
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Re: Boys and Girl
April 29, 2008 - 12:26 PM
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This thread is being moved to "Culture and Identity" Board where more members may be able to join in the discussion.
Warm regards
Shweta
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Re: Boys and Girl
May 20, 2008 - 10:04 PM
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I think that perhaps never will we truly reach equality in the sense that boys and girls will always be held up to different standards. It is true that girls are expected to be much more "prim and proper" but it is also true that although a girl can get away with wearing guy clothes, a guy can't wear girl clothes without being called "gay" or a "freak." The same is true for guys who do ballet or enjoy other "girl" activities. Its difficult to break out of the stereotypes becasue the connotations have such a long history and it is hard to break a centuries- long perception.
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Re: Boys and Girl
May 21, 2008 - 01:25 PM
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Well in India, though a lot is changing by the way of women gaining more power in the work space, yet many have to face sexist attitudes on a daily basis. It seems that not much has changed elsewhere also.
Sexist culture drives women out of science
[link="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3908362.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084"]
time warp of 1970s sexist attitudes is driving women in their late thirties from careers in science and technology and undermining key sectors of the economy, according to an international study.
Researchers claim to have discovered a “hidden brain drain” as women opt out when facing a choice between family life and pushing for promotion at work.
The majority choose their children and alternative careers instead of struggling with the hurdles of a macho “lab coat culture” with long hours, old boys’ networks and the risk of sexual harassment.
Sylvia Ann Hewlett, an economist at the Center for Work-Life Policy in New York and the lead author of the study, said the research had revealed a world with values seemingly stuck in the 1970s.
She said: “It has been a bit like a time warp. This predatory or condescending culture [towards women] was more common across the workplace 20 to 30 years ago but has somehow survived in an engineering, science and technology context.
“It is the hidden brain drain. We have this amazing, talented pool of women who have left the industry. It is highly destructive to our society and economy.”
In Britain more than 225,000 science, engineering and technology (SET) graduates are not working in the industries for which they are qualified, and 50,000 of those are not working at all, according to official statistics.
The report claims the “sexist culture” persists despite concerns about dwindling numbers of female graduates staying the course. The European Commission has predicted that Europe will suffer a shortfall of 20m skilled workers in science and technology by 2030.
Hewlett and her colleagues followed the careers of 1,000 women with SET qualifications in companies in America, and surveyed 3,000 staff employed internationally by three multinational companies. They also sought the opinions of women in cities including London, Palo Alto, New York and Shanghai in 28 focus groups.
The study, to be published in the Harvard Business Review on Thursday, found that while women made up 41% of newly qualified technical staff, more than half dropped out by the time they reached their late thirties.
Nearly two-thirds of all women surveyed said they had
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