It’s not at all obvious to me why this might need doing. Inequalities aren’t, say, good, so as long as the goal is “make people aware of X” and not “allocate money to alleviating X” (for instance) why have a stupid contest about who is less privileged than whom in numerical fashion?
I agree that Robin’s suggestion is somewhat beside the point. Regardless of how male and female privilege tallies up, I want to know about what I can do to make people, including women, feel fairly treated and respected, and to encourage them to participate on LW.
I hope including Robin’s comments won’t detract from those goals. That said, I do think this sort of accounting is useful for helping me set priorities. i.e. Which groups and issues are most deserving of more of my finite time and resources.
I agree that it would be nice to level advantages from sex wherever feasible.
In evaluating your request that we pay extra “attention to the privileges of masculinity” and “attempt to reduce that disparity”, I would definitely want to weigh the overall balance before deciding which wrongs to crusade against.
If you’re talking about a disparity in participation (and not privilege) here, then sure, I’d like to see more quality female contribution.
It’s not at all obvious to me why this might need doing. Inequalities aren’t, say, good, so as long as the goal is “make people aware of X” and not “allocate money to alleviating X” (for instance) why have a stupid contest about who is less privileged than whom in numerical fashion?
I agree that Robin’s suggestion is somewhat beside the point. Regardless of how male and female privilege tallies up, I want to know about what I can do to make people, including women, feel fairly treated and respected, and to encourage them to participate on LW.
I hope including Robin’s comments won’t detract from those goals. That said, I do think this sort of accounting is useful for helping me set priorities. i.e. Which groups and issues are most deserving of more of my finite time and resources.
I agree that it would be nice to level advantages from sex wherever feasible.
In evaluating your request that we pay extra “attention to the privileges of masculinity” and “attempt to reduce that disparity”, I would definitely want to weigh the overall balance before deciding which wrongs to crusade against.
If you’re talking about a disparity in participation (and not privilege) here, then sure, I’d like to see more quality female contribution.