Originally Posted by abaya

Right... though I'd say that it's still very present here, but more subtle because no one will outright SAY that a woman's POV is inferior, but they'll march right on by the female responses and thereby make them less valid as a result.

But then there's also the comment made by another male TFP'er here, which is that many of the male participants feel ignored/sidelined, too. So it's not just gender going on here. I do think that gender is certainly a part of it, but obviously not everything.

That's why I think just getting in there and posting, LOTS, on as many topics as you feel relevant, no matter what your gender is... will eventually start to make an impact and force the tone of the discussion to shift a bit. If we all just keep on doing the same things as before, then of course nothing will change. Do we want to maintain status quo?