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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

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3. I've never found that gender determines who monopolizes class discussion in college

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 04:19 PM

Jan 2015

Class discussion is usually monopolized by Type A personalities of both sexes. And there are shy men and women who are shut out and marginalized because of it. It is up to the professor to figure that out, but to just assume that one person of a certain gender is going to dominate ahead of time is bullshit.

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I'll just leave this here. [View all] ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2015 OP

it's sexist and if any man had said the men speak 1st it would be platered all over du belzabubba333 Jan 2015 #1

MAKE the class leader address those who try to monopolize the discussion. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #2

I've never found that gender determines who monopolizes class discussion in college ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2015 #3

"to just assume that one person of a certain gender is going to dominate ahead of time is bullshit" Veilex Jan 2015 #4

Some make it about the opposing gender ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2015 #5

The assumption here is that it's the fault of the culture for women remaining silent Major Nikon Jan 2015 #6

"benevolent sexism" is indistinguishable from hostile sexism against men. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #7

Oh my goodness... NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #8