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Highlights

  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

sexism

Gender equality shouldn’t mean gynocentrism. Gender equality is for men, too. Ignoring injustices against men is sexist.

males and females kill relatively more males than females

Both males and females killed more than twice as many males as females. Females had a slightly greater bias than males toward killing males. … Read the post males and females kill relatively more males than females

charivari punished men and women unequally for domestic violence

Men who beat their wives were publicly punished with charivari. Men beaten by their wives were also punished with charivari. … Read the post charivari punished men and women unequally for domestic violence

Mann Act criminalized men's sexual activity

A Mann Act violation was typically charged against only the man, and not the woman, involved in a consensual, non-commercial sexual affair. … Read the post Mann Act criminalized men's sexual activity

gender inequality in life expectancy: massaging gender gaps

International measures of gender gaps in mortality use a one-sided metric & define equality as women having 6 years longer life expectancy than men. … Read the post gender inequality in life expectancy: massaging gender gaps

World Bank on gender equality and development: ignoring men’s needs

The World Bank’s report Gender Equality and Development ignores men’s needs and illustrates the collapse of high-quality public reason. … Read the post World Bank on gender equality and development: ignoring men’s needs

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