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This is an amazing discussion and it really needs to occur. What scares me is how much this conversation is being ruled by an angry emotive mob, at the expense of democracy and fre…

Look... up until a few years ago, I would never^ have had an issue with a 1:1 meeting, i'd had plenty of them. However, in recent years, the media has become so one sided about sex…

I am the parent of an Asperger. Like many other parents in similar situations, I have dealt with many autistic kids (low and high functioning). I get quite annoyed at the playing o…

>> I've heard this argument before - that women are deliberately socialized to be subordinate. >That's because it's a fairly well established fact. Citation please. Work from Dr Si…

Unfortunately, the media push very hard to promote women who don't deserve it. My wife, who is a very capable and experienced engineer, is sick of it because it makes capable women…

A local school held a production on pirates a few years back. I noticed a significant emphasis on women on board (and it was used effectively to undermine the male actors who were …

There's a lot of talk about fake news. Am I the only one who is noticing that Uber is being bullied a hell of a lot by the media? Don't get me wrong. Uber have some major faults. H…

That's true. If he did, he wouldn't be sharing his lessons. Thank you to everyone who has shared their stores. I have thoroughly enjoyed hearing people's perspectives here. Too oft…

I found some of the comments in this article highly insightful and others surprisingly blinkered. It did an excellent job of tying in technology and the media, however, the present…

I believe Wikipedia has an excellent definition of fake news which matches the understanding that most people I know are using, "Fake news is a type of hoax or deliberate spread of…

Your comment really resonates with me. I've been very involved with a few schools and many teachers. I've presented classes to students. I've become friends with teachers. Sadly, t…

When you said men, are you ignoring when Marissa Mayer (not a man) dismissed many of her senior male staff and replaced them almost entirely with women? Please understand that sexi…

It's fantastic that we are seeing the selective exposure of sexism in the work place. I admire these people for having the courage to come out, especially given that some very high…

While everyone discriminates, I think the older generation is more in touch with egalitarianism than your generation. I'll give you a few examples, Today, people refuse to acknowle…

Let's look at it another way. Ban all hate groups, or don't ban any of them. However, don't pick and choose. I don't agree with Neo Nazis. I hold Neo Nazis with the same contempt t…

That's not the half of it. This author deserves no respect based on that article. She is typical of "me me me" and the continual flow of sexism we see from Australian journalists. …

>The society where "elders" were regarded as wells of wisdom probably never existed. Historically, the Greeks (as one example) respected the opinions of wise elders, "Monarchies in…

Pulling apart appliances is a great idea. I've had that in the back of my mind but pushed it back for too long. Thanks for the reminder. This article reflects some of my own views.…

I don't discount this theory, i've wondered it myself a few times in recent years. However, i'm not sure of the data to back that theory. The article itself says that the job situa…

No one should get away with abusing anyone else. Yet, this term (domestic violence) has been coined as a man's thing. It also neglects mental abuse that are very destructive. If yo…

I will never change my perspective about Facebook. They sell data to the highest bidder and almost certainly use that data to exploit Facebook users. (this contradicts my positive …

There are at least two sides to this. Mark is speaking openly and stating his view to set an example to others. I applaud that. There may be better ways to achieve this, but I feel…

Most of these things can be achieved, but I really don't understand what most people expect from equality. For example, does equality mean that if I sit on my ass and do nothing, I…

At 5, one of my kids loved to flirt with the girls. My other son played with a girl who was a tomboy because they liked rough and tumble and both gave as good as they got. There ar…

I used to be a leader in the scouts. Before I joined, our scouting group tore itself apart because the previous leader felt that girls should be in girl scouts rather than boy scou…