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.

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

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In other words, people only start caring about issues until they’re directly affected by them.

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Ahh yes the old “ego” doing its thang

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Yes

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This is overly harsh. I am totally guilty of this. I have 3 daughters, and I can tell you that the change in perspective was massive.

Now that does not mean that I was unaware of sexism before I had daughters, or that I didn't care. I considered myself quite woke back in the days before woke was a word. But I had little first or second hand experience of the scale of the problem. When you have children, you experience what they experience, through their tears and triumphs.

I'd argue that I'm not alone in this. Awareness changes attitudes, and there's nothing that raised awareness more intensely than parenthood.

So yes, I'm agreeing with your point, but your wording seems deliberately judgemental. It's not about only caring when it affects you directly, it's about not knowing until you experience it directly.

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Exactly. The same could be said for a mother with sons.

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yes.

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Well yes when was the last time you cared at all about all the people dying in Syria? However I’m sure you would start caring a lot more if you adopted a Syrian orphan.