Female empowerment - it used to be called feminism

[girliejones]

Whilst I was writing the last post, a really interesting link to a post about rape arrived in my inbox from a friend.

The way men and women interact on a daily basis is the way they interact when rape occurs. The social dynamics we see at play between men and women are the same social dynamics that cause men to feel rape is okay, and women to

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[purrdence]

how people don't really know how to deal with women when they stand up and say no.

And how young this is getting ingrained in our children is alarming too. I battle daily with 14 year old boys who chuck tantrums when they find out that I, as a woman twice their age, will not just lie back and let them belittle and treat me like shit under their shoe.

[girliejones]

Plus, that's not really appropriate behaviour when interacting with your teacher, either.

[purrdence]

Some of the male teachers I have worked with actually think I should ignore/ put up with this behaviour and that I am crazy/shrill/being hoydenish for not being willing to ignore the boys' behaviour.

[purrdence]

Heh, even LJ is on my case now!

[girliejones]

Weird, really you'd think they'd support you asserting your control of the room?

[purrdence]

Some of the male teachers I have worked with seemed to be stuck in the 1950s. They also acted quite superior because they were older (in their 50s), male, more experienced and taught in the Maths and Science department.

[girliejones]

and thus are more knowing. Nice.

[girliejones]

And that was the whole thing with the Triple J Hottest 100 - that *if* the demographic is young ... why does that make the outcome better? ok? not something that deserves discussion and perhaps addressing?

[purrdence]

It's like the people who think the feminist movement has done it's job and we should just move on...

yeah, right.

[girliejones]

Yeah, when really now we have to tidy and pack up first!