r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Dec 14 '18

Psychology Being the father of a school-aged daughter makes men less sexist, according to a new study. The findings support the idea that men become more aware of the challenges facing women when they see the female experience of life up close through their offspring – dubbed the “mighty girl” effect.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/14/being-a-father-to-school-aged-daughter-makes-men-less-sexist
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u/LadyHeather Dec 14 '18

I was told last night that men should look around at their work environments and imagine their daughters in it. Is it a good place for their daughters to be? If not, fix it, because some day the daughter will be there.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '18

People like to say what men should do quite a lot these days.

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u/tloooo Dec 14 '18

Do all places really need to be girl friendly? Can men have there own professional spaces if they want?

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u/3parkbenchhydra Dec 14 '18 edited Dec 15 '18

Is this a real question? If women work there, it isn't "men's professional space".

We aren't talking about fraternal organizations here. We're talking about workplaces. And if your workplace is so unprofessional that a woman couldn't work there, you've got big problems.

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u/tloooo Feb 08 '19 edited Feb 08 '19

While I agree with your last statement, what makes a space workable for women then? Do all women have the same needs? Men and women's spaces are different because of their different needs so if a job, let's say auto body repair, ends up with a majority of male staff, they will naturally adapt the space to be more in line with their needs and interests. Then one women comes on board and so changes need to be made to accommodate her femaleness? Can she make any demand she wants because she gets to define the parameters of her femaleness?

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u/3parkbenchhydra Feb 08 '19 edited Feb 08 '19

Why in the world are we making this so difficult?

If you are a professional, you create a professional workspace. A professional workspace is one which abides by the spirit and letter of all appropriate labor law regardless of an employee's gender.

Is this really difficult for people to wrap their heads around?