Some months ago a podcast was published titled “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” where two conservative women discuss whether the influence of women is corrupting white collar working environments, mostly arguing that it is. An edited transcript was later published as a New York Times column.

This piece was shortly afterwards renamed to “Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace” to damage control as it proved excessively controversial.

Of course, right wingers did not appreciate their contribution and found them to be part of the problem they discuss.

  • stenAanden@feddit.dkOPEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I am sorry for your situation.

    But thinking like this doesn’t help. Men still commit the majority of white collar crime.

    Abuse statistics don’t contradict the “public narrative”. Most abuse is committed by men, especially the very harmful stuff. Men are also more likely to get custody. I don’t trust that courts don’t care if women abuse.

    • MasterBlaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Are you kidding? Men are least likely to get custody. Abuse is 50/50. Here are the receipts. Took me 10 seconds with duckduckgo.

      Please don’t spread misinformation. Check your assumptions before stating them as fact.

      Domestic Abuse Statistics

      Research shows that one in three women is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner. Although intimate partner violence impacts women of all ages, women ages 18 to 34 generally experience the highest rates. Men can also be victims of domestic violence. In fact, 48.8% of men have experienced psychological aggression, compared to 48.4% of women.

      12 child custody statistics

      Approximately 15,086,000 children under the age of 18 in the United States live exclusively with their mothers.

      Approximately 3,054,000 children under the age of 18 in the United States live exclusively with their fathers.

      • stenAanden@feddit.dkOPEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        I am not going delve very deep into this because it is not an area of my expertise but the little I know is how complex this issue is.

        Domestic Abuse Statistics

        That is specifically psychological aggression but the “one in three women” part links to another site that states that 36% of women vs 28% of men have experienced physical violence and stalking from an intimate partner. But that statistic is already more complex because much violence happens in self defense and a lot of violence from intimate partners is conflated with violence by family members.

        12 child custody statistics

        That’s because fathers are less likely to sue for custody. And there are many special cases where father’s are more likely to get custody.

        I am out.

        • MasterBlaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 days ago

          Kudos for pointing out the complexity of the situation. Also, many cases of physical abuse are both partners. Presumably on is responding to the other.

          I am suspicious of the idea that men are less likely to seek custody. Is that for “sole custody” or 50% custody?

          Speaking for myself, I fought hard for 50%, as I didn’t want to deprive my son of his mother, but there are points I considered seeking full custody and did not pursue because I knew how infrequently men get any custody.

          I bet other men do the same.