Often the case. But very much dependent on
ethnicity and class. Not the men's behavior so
much as the women's. Where I come from women just
tell us to shut up so they can talk.
Mark
At 07:13 PM 4/2/2006, you wrote:
>As a micro-example, when Beverley and I were holding our text-image
>dinners, we decided after the first one to actually brief the more
>ebullient of the male guests to, well, shut up a bit (this included
>me) and let the women guests speak in turn. Men tend to regard
>conversation as a pissing contest if you let them...
>
>Roger
>On 4/2/06, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > On 3/4/06 2:13 AM, "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > In my junior classes, & for some years now, there were more women than
> > > men, but also the women tended to speak out more often than the men. In
> > > senior courses, pretty well the same situation. Also in the creative
> > > writing classes, where I arranged so that everyone had to speak out,
> > > but where usually the women did so more thoroughly, more carefully,
> > > more usefully.
> >
> > That's pretty universal in all the posts here. In my experience too. But
> > what about other situations? Certainly until relatively recently (and
> > perhaps it's still the case - I haven't looked at any stats lately - though
> > it seems to me to have changed a bit) women spoke out significantly less on
> > list servs, and if figures went up, it tended to be loudmouths like me
> > talking to much rather than lots of women.
> Most poetry editors complain that
> > their contributions from women are
> significantly lower than men. And men are
> > probably dominant in most social situations. Is it that the perceived
> > protection of the classroom allows women to be more articulate? Just
> > throwing this into the mix. I donšt' see women being dominant in the news
> > media, in politics etc, and businesses are still run mostly by men.
> >
> > All best
> >
> > A
> >
> >
> > Alison Croggon
> >
> > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> > Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
> > Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
> >
>
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