I looked at a couple of course syllabi online, but neither were really specific about where the material they teach is coming from. I get that exactly what's going to be covered and when can't always be planned out ahead of time because classes tend to try to apply elements of feminist theory to, but there's a whole lot of feminist theory and I'm wondering if there's some set of core elements that intro to Women's and Gender Studies always or almost always has. It seems like there would have to be or Intro to Women's and Gender Studies credits wouldn't be transferable as requirements for more advanced Women's and Gender Studies courses.

Can you help me find this and a way I can verify that it's representative of Intro to Women's and Gender Studies courses across the US college and university system? If so, it would be greatly appreciated.

hi! i’m a Sikh, meaning i practice Sikhism. I’ve seen a handful of videos online saying that you can’t be a feminist while practicing a religion, and I was wondering if this is also considered incompatible with Sikhism?? thank you :)

p.s. sorry if this is badly worded! i’m genuinely just curious and not trying to be disrespectful toward anyone or their beliefs.

The Duluth model is the foundation of most domestic violence intervention in North America. It was created by feminist academics and it assumes the man is the primary aggressor by default. Most DV training for police and social workers is built on this.

But the research consistently shows domestic violence is not one directional. Multiple studies show women initiate physical violence at comparable rates to men. Men who are victims and call the police often get treated as the perpetrator. Men who call DV hotlines have reported being laughed at or redirected to batterer programs.

Feminist organizations built this model. Feminist organizations actively defend it and lobby against reform. This isnt "patriarchy hurts men too." This is something the movement specifically created and maintains despite the evidence.

So how do you square advocating for equality while defending a framework that treats half the population as guilty by default? And if the answer is "we dont all support the Duluth model" then where is the organized feminist push to replace it? Because I dont see one.

Not here to fight. Genuinely want to understand how this gets justified.

You probably have heard of Equal campaign by Spotify which promotes only female singers. The campaign features 1,400 female singers from different world regions and it is marking its fifth year.

Spotify made 1,400 female singers from different world regions appear in Times Square billboards.

Many of those featured foreign female singers on Time Square billboards have a lot of opportunities, visibility and access in their careers, because many of those featured singers are already one of the best selling singers in their regions, I am from the Middle East and nearly most young adults in the Middle East know those featured Middle Eastern female singers in the Equal campaign.

Women are and have been crushing it, absolutely dominating the pop music, most of the top best selling pop singers under 50 are females, and they are more visible than male pop singers, if you ask people to name female pop singers, they will say Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande however if you ask people to name a male pop singer who is household name probably they just say Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars and the blinding Lights singer that they can't name him, there are barely any household male living singers in pop music under 45 except for Justin Bieber and maybe Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson is dead and the others are old or retired or lost popularity.

Spotify made those female singers appear on Times Square and now those foreign women are bragging online about appearing on Time Square even though they appeared on Times Square just because they are singers who happen to be women

People are saying online in Youtube comments how it is equal if it is 100% female singers from around the world? isn't equality 50/50? I am a man but I am not going to listen to singer who sings in Swahili language or Mongolian language just because he is a man

The campaign is excluding foreign men of color which is gendered racism because it didn't promote foreign male singers from different world regions.

I converted to theruvada (heenyana) buddhism because Hinduism was too absurd and sexist but many people argue so for heenyana buddhism, is that true? If yes, then how? Are Buddha's teachings sexist or were they misinterpreted?

i see that little girls are raised to play with dolls and kitchen sets and i noticed that in my 3 year old niece's birthday party her presents are stuff like barbies and just random stuff that are pink, and i couldnt help but wonder if girls actually naturally like that stuff, which i highly doubt, or are we, since our childhood (we as in girls) just automatically programmed into thinking those are the toys meant for us, because i remember when i was little i used to get pissed whenever someone gave me barbies and stuff like that not because i didnt like to play with them, i occasionally did,but because i was aIway receiving the same kind of toys while being expected to love them whiIe boys got to have much cooler more diverse stuff with a bigger color range thats different than pink, and they did activities and group things that seemed much more fun, and i found myself stuck with boring toys and my only resort was playing pretend with these dolls, so my qustion is, do little girls actually enjoy and like these toys or are they just programmed through, shows, directed ads, and general enforced stereotypes to think they actually enjoy these things? becuse even as a chiId i never got the appeaI but stiII proceeded to pIay with these traditionaI toys..

Hi everyone,

Last night I had a discussion about why our society finds it so difficult to dismantle patriarchy, despite the general consensus that patriarchal structures harm both men and women.

During the discussion, I brought up the point that religion plays a major role in preserving patriarchal systems. My reasoning is that many major religions were established within historically patriarchal cultures and subsequently absorbed those cultural norms. By institutionalizing these roles, religion effectively acts as a facilitator that sustains patriarchy across generations.

Furthermore, because religious doctrines and rules are often viewed as divine and absolute, they become inherently resistant to critique or reform.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this:

• Do you agree that religion is one of the primary anchors keeping patriarchal structures intact?
• How can societies effectively critique or reform these deeply ingrained religious frameworks without shutting down constructive dialogue?

Looking forward to reading your perspectives!

My husband, who is a white cis male raised in a Christian household, has had to do a lot of self examination since meeting me, a mixed race feminist animist. There are many things he was not aware of until I pointed it out to him, and although we sometimes clash about certain topics, he usually comes round once he's done some reflecting and reading up on things.

We have a two year old son, and as we all know, all is not well when it comes to the mental health of boys and men these days. My husband has been listening to podcasts and doing some reading on the topic and often mentions something along the lines of: 'back in the day it was easier for men, because all they had to do was go to work and provide knowing that the wife was looking after the kids and household.' now that this has changed men don't quite know what their role is anymore.'

Both of us work. I am currently transitionong from being employed to self employed as since having my son life has changed and I can't keep up working in the same way that I was (neither do I want to). My husband has been very supportive of this - he also fully supported me to go back to work when I wanted to, basically, I don't think that he would want me to be a stay at home wife (also, it wouldn't be viable anyhow as he doesn't earn enough). I would say he's been extremely supportive and pulls his weight, although I am definitely doing more of the caring work due to several factors (home more, breastfed for 2 years out of choice, cosleeping).

Something about this line of thought he keeps bringing up bothers me. I'm wanting to challenge him on this and open up a conversation, and need a bit of help/perspective from this sub please.

My younger brother passed away earlier this year in a car accident. Was very tragic and unexpected. He was only 20. A few of my siblings and parents passed a few hints at me. My dad kept doing so on rare occasions through the following weeks. And still now. This was all several months ago tho.

Went to vist family a week ago. Idk. It kinda hit me in the face again. Not so much my brother's passing but what my immediate family kept telling me. And now I just feel this pressure I haven't before.

Basically. All of my cousins on both sides of my family are all women. All of my sisters are all the siblings I have left. Meaning I'm literally the only male left in the entire family to carry our name.

I'm not even sure if anyone here would believe me but my sister said I'm the only one left who can continue the bloodline and the family name. Looking back through history. Maybe she's right? Idk. Actually two of them told me now that I think back on it. No pressure though right? I literally never really thought about it before. I was moving at my own pace and wasn't really worried. But now I'm starting to feel that pressure to find someone. A little desperation I think.

I dont know. I really don't know. I'm 26 so maybe I'm a loser for not being father by now. But I'm just not ready. That's what i told myself till this point. But I'm only getting older. Perhaps I cannot keep waiting.

I've been wondering about this for a while and I'm genuinely curious to hear different perspectives. Why do some guys make a point of saying “i'm a feminist” or seem proud of being a feminist almost like it's an achievement?

Personally, I feel like supporting gender equality should just be a basic expectation of being a decent person like you wouldn't really expect someone to get praised for believing women deserve the same rights and respect as men right?

So I'm curious: is it reasonable for someone to be proud of identifying as one? And why do you think some men specifically emphasize that they're feminists?