Does "female privilege" exist? Or would it be better to call it "benevolent sexism"? Why or why not?

Question

Female privilege or benevolent sexism?: "Systems like the draft & chivalry often seem advantageous to women at first glance, but when examined more closely they in fact reinforce sexist institutions that keep both women & men from true equality.": This quote and the next quote is from: http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/faq-female-privilege/

"Is it female privilege?": "If females did not establish the rules from which they supposedly benefited? Looking at the Vietnam war era, women held little political or social power compared to men - especially as far as the military was concerned. Being excluded from the draft is a benefit (who wouldn’t want to avoid being forced to risk their life), But is it an example of female privilege when the reasons women were excluded is based in sexism? Women were considered too weak, too emotional, & too incompetent to serve, but excluding women from service made it much easier to limit women’s rights in other areas."

Answer 1

Hot chics get treated better.

Answer 2

It does otherwise how else would you account for exclusive rights of abortion for women and the man just having to lump the final decesion of the woman and either pay fopr 18 yrs of child support or go to jail.

Domestic violence laws do you see any sembelance of equal consideration for men here.LOL!!!!

They might be beneficial in the short term but in long term they will destroy any possibility of women being accepted as equals by the opposite s*x ever!!!

The sddest would be the casualty of the wonder that is the relationship between a man and a woman.

Answer 3

Who let you two out of the kitchen?

Answer 4

i vote "benevolent sexism."  

I feel its evidenced by the fact that so many women ASK for equal ability to serve in the armed forces as men, or otherwise level the playing field in ways that involve giving up some minuscule short term "privileges" to finally get more leverage in society.

Technical disclaimer: Though i suppose it should be said one does not prevent the other. In addition to being examples of benevolent sexism, in the literal since these are "privileges" in that it is something that one class of people gets not granted that is not seen as a "right" by the rest of society. But one should not mistake isolated privileges as being evidence of what some call "reverse sexism" as it is still painfully evident that men hold the bucket share of power in this society, and still largely influence institutions in their favor at the expense of women's well being.

Answer 5

Fine, we'll reserve the extra politeness for ladies.  Feminists want to be treated like men get treated.

Answer 6

I think female privilege exists in some female-dominated contexts - it may be harder for a male nurse or preschool teacher to feel like "one of the guys" at work.

Answer 7

Not only does it exist but it exists under the guise of "equal treatment".

Answer 8

It IS benevolent sexism, and are vestiges of the same system that declared that women were too "delicate" to vote.

Answer 9

I believe it is sexism, i dont believe in c**p like "ladies first" or "don't hit a girl". If women want equality like femanists complain about stop asking for these types of things and guys stop giving a girl whatever she wants because you think she is "hot". It annoys me very much.

Answer 10

i wonder if  only handicapped persons drafted themselves building code provisions enhancing the mobility of persons with disabilities.. or, should we call it 'benevolent discrimination'?

i guess, it is privilege.. to grant them amenities that would benefit them or safeguard them..  even if they never directly established rules by which they should be assisted..

should we allow them to traverse the h-way along with other wheeled contraptions -so that they may not feel discriminated against?

i guess, if women were drafted to fight in Vietnam.. the losses in infantry would be thrice as much, or more.. just trying to save them.

Answer 11

I'm one of the first to call it benevolent sexism. Whenever you treat someone differently solely on account of gender (with notable exceptions, i.e. s*x, pregnancy, etc.), it's sexism, positive or not.