Those guys doing physical work don't need to prove their masculinity through pretentious snark like too many male economists do.
Usually I'm skeptical about cultural explanations for the lower percentages of women in certain fields. But, I worked in an Economics dept for 4 years, and the phrase 'toxic masculinity' is a fair description of the atmosphere in many Econ seminars.https://twitter.com/jimtankersley/status/1081542980777988096 …
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Then what we'd need is a solid definition of what you mean when you use the term "toxic masculinity." I claim that the term is a cheap and lazy way of denigrating men. What do you mean when you use it?
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Economists acting like belligerent assholes in a misguided attempt to pretend that an intellectual seminar is a form of MMA. I agree that in 99% of cases 'toxic masculinity' is a nonsensical male-shaming term that should be avoided.
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Odd since this is one of the nerdiest groups of men out there.
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I'm not sure Econ has a corner on the market, but there is a high average toxic-nerd (not male) quotient to the field.
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to be fair, it’s more unique than that, but it’s certainly toxic something (also some of the women are just as bad)
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Is there such a thing as toxic femininity? If so would you find it is areas that are dominated by women? Does the "toxicity" become diluted when the balance of male and female becomes more equal?
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Yes, see nursing.
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