What is the difference between women only and men only?

Question

When it comes to men only instituions or jobs or any other aspect it is perceived as gender discrimination against women.

But when it comes to women only it is hailed as womens right and liberation?

Is this part of the feminist philosophy?

Answer 1

Another example of double standards.

But unless the woman is a man hater, I really doubt she will care if men have a club or not.

IMBO: Everyone deserves the same right to prove themselves. But that doesn't mean that private organizations shouldn't be allowed men only or women only. After all its their money, their land and their buildings. They can do whatever they want with it.

The only issue is when its government money used to give privileges to a sector based only on gender. That is discrimination as the money comes from the people and not just from one sector of the people.

Answer 2

women only sounds like a changing room. men only sounds like a drug business or pimp conspiracy or something.

that's the difference as you asked, and no comment for your details.

Answer 3

Yes, feminists want to  have it both ways.  Very hypocritical.

Answer 4

I've never heard of either, (these days).  (Job wise I mean)  I'm a female and if I saw a job listing for "women only" I'd be annoyed by it.  Even most trade unions have rewrote their books from generalized terms of "he" or "him" to "she" "her".  I've only heard of something like a fitness club as men or women only and I think that is okay at least.  It would be totally unfair to only hire a specific gender however.

Answer 5

More over than that, it is when men are perceived as predators and thus gives way to the women only criteria. take for instance the women only time periods in Harvard gyms. i rest my case. also the women only bus , i can not remember where that one was at but i do remember why it was brought up as a issue.

Answer 6

It is part of feminist philosophy to organize as a political action group with doors wide open for men to join and together fight the violation of women's rights in matters of locking women out of "men's only" occupations, "men's only" colleges and degree programs, "men's only" governmental bodies such as Congress and the Supreme Court in the U.S., "men's only" police forces,  "men's only" military, "men's only" business deals and contract awarding, "men's only" government buisness loans, "men's only" patents and research funding, "men's only" church leadership, "men's only" publishing, "men's only" legal protections from spousal abuse, "men's only" legal right to rape their wives, "men's only" board rooms, "men's only" banks, "men's only" sports, "men's only" public school gyms, and so on.  We've been rather successful so far bringing an end to the "men's only" unenlightened philosophy.

Answer 7

I think it's just a matter of perception, it wasn't so long ago that women in America couldn't vote and only a few decades since a woman was expected to do whatever her husband told her to (heck some people still expect it). So when there's a men's only club it's considered to be just a continuation of the old norm of men being "better", whereas a women's only association isn't typically something a man would necessarily want to join, and if he did it would just be another move of men trying to take power from women.

I don't know that most normal women would consider it women's rights, but it's not surprising, oppressed groups often want to be included in the "big boys club" while maintaining their own exclusive ones.

Answer 8

My dad was telling me about how back in the 50's women were at a disadvantage when it came to getting into sports and music groups and so on because of sexism, so they had to form institutions of their own. This lasted to now a days. I believe everything except pro sports, and possibly college sports, should be coed.

Answer 9

no its not part of the feminist philosophy...the only place i dont think men should be...female public restrooms and female locker rooms