I can't remember anyone ever telling me I need to apologise for my opinion. I've been told I need to know what I'm talking about but never that my gender was relevant to that. https://twitter.com/goddoesnt/status/942156120130510848 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose @skepticosaurus
Perhaps men are brought up to be a bit more self-confident about their opinions. But I think instilling similar confidence in women would be a better option than telling men to shut up.
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Replying to @ELTAuthor @skepticosaurus
Do you think they are? Obviously, I only know that I've never been discouraged. I think men often are more confident but I'm not sure this is culturally constructed.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @skepticosaurus
I guess assertive young girls are more likely to be called bossy, which is a kind of discouragement. There are certainly gender differences in social interaction which I assume are cultural. But of course lots of people don’t fit the mould.
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Replying to @ELTAuthor @skepticosaurus
I'm not sure how true this is. I know it has been claimed but there is a big difference between assertive and bossy. I also tend to think girls when overbearing tend to do so verbally - bossiness - whilst boys when they are tend to be physically domineering.
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It’s the same with bullying tactics; boys are more prone to the fisticuffs and girls are more prone to verbal attacks and forcing social exclusion.
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Yes. Precisely.
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