History of Feminism

JoeyT

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5. Before I clicked I knew it had to be commercial construction.

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 12:37 PM

Jun 2014

Industrial construction the mill won't put up with sexual harassment. It doesn't even get that far, usually. Someone with some pull will step up and tell the guy to back off pretty quickly.

Women are terribly underrepresented there, too, though. :/

Edited to add: She's right about the work being stuff anyone can do. You're not allowed to pick up anything over fifty pounds alone, and I believe anything over 120 as a team. That's what cranes and bullrigging are for. Any MRA that claims it's work women just totally can't do has never actually done the work.

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Men, women, and hard and dangerous jobs. [View all] KitSileya Jun 2014 OP

Pretty stupid argument. malthaussen Jun 2014 #1

MRA arguments have never been the most logical ones. KitSileya Jun 2014 #2

I can dig it, malthaussen Jun 2014 #3

Well, Mal, maybe you have the privilege to just ignore boston bean Jun 2014 #6

Well, I did start out by saying the argument was stupid and specious. malthaussen Jun 2014 #8

Thanks for this, redqueen Jun 2014 #4

Before I clicked I knew it had to be commercial construction. JoeyT Jun 2014 #5

I'm a nurse ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #7

It's one of the most hurtful tropes, since it erases the dangerous work that kills women. Starry Messenger Jun 2014 #9

+1 nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #12

When is the last time a man died bearing a child? n/t MadrasT Jun 2014 #10

Which is, a profound question. ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #11

Yet there are those who would tell you you *must* give birth whether you want to or not. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #13